| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Bentz (fresh) SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) 6 pts. C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur Simpson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Crowder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Waggoner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Galiano (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Lawrence Gore (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson drills a jump hook from the baseline | 35-29 |
| 19:22 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Raul Marrero | 37-29 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | David Bentz takes the ball from Arthur Simpson in the backcourt | 37-29 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Bentz | 39-29 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson banks in the layup set up by Lawrence Gore | 39-31 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Raul Marrero | 42-31 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Arthur Simpson | 42-33 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | David Bentz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Kwamin Akuchie | 42-33 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | David Bentz connects on the shot from the right side | 44-33 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | The jump hook by David Crowder is blocked by Dobromir Prusinski | 44-33 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson tips it home | 44-35 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | David Crowder grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Lawrence Gore is denied by Dobromir Prusinski | 44-35 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner gets the offensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Raul Marrero - foul #3 on Raul Marrero, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (PG), Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), James Ton (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) Raul Marrero, David Bentz, Kwamin Akuchie, Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury (PG), Richard Poppe (SG), Adam Harris (SF), Jerry Sanders (C) Arthur Simpson, David Crowder, Michael Waggoner, Lawrence Gore | |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti buries a jump hook near the basket | 46-37 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury loses the ball out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stagner (SF) Dobromir Prusinski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Sipe (C) Daniel Galiano | |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG), Aaron Rice (PF) David Whittaker, James Ton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson (PG), David Crowder (SG) Casey Sansbury, Richard Poppe | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Stagner (fresh) PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Gregory Cummings (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur Simpson (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Crowder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Harris (fresh) PF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Sipe (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Arthur Simpson is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdelmuti - foul #2 on Arthur Simpson, team foul #1 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (SG), Dobromir Prusinski (SF), Fabian Conti (C) Dikembe Abdelmuti, Gary Stagner, Gregory Cummings | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore (C) Thomas Sipe | |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-37 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from David Crowder | 46-39 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Dobromir Prusinski, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner (SF) Adam Harris | |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | David Crowder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | David Bentz gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero misses the jumpshot from the left side | 46-39 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice can't tip it in | 46-39 |
| 13:24 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti tips it home | 48-39 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore comes up short on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Fabian Conti - foul #2 on Fabian Conti, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Gary Stagner (SF), Kwamin Akuchie (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) David Bentz, Dobromir Prusinski, Aaron Rice, Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury (PG), Richard Poppe (SG), Daniel Galiano (PF) Arthur Simpson, David Crowder, Jerry Sanders | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Galiano - foul #2 on Daniel Galiano, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Sipe (C) Lawrence Gore | |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-39 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Gary Stagner snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Gary Stagner clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Kwamin Akuchie | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Stagner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Cummings (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Casey Sansbury (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Poppe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Waggoner (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Galiano (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Sipe (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Kentucky | Gary Stagner scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdelmuti | 53-39 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-39 |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti grabs the board | 53-39 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Sipe | 53-39 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury steps out of bounds on the baseline | 53-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (PG), David Bentz (SG), Dobromir Prusinski (SF), Aaron Rice (PF), Fabian Conti (C) Raul Marrero, Dikembe Abdelmuti, Gary Stagner, Kwamin Akuchie, Gregory Cummings | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson (PG), David Crowder (SG), Adam Harris (SF), Jerry Sanders (PF), Lawrence Gore (C) Casey Sansbury, Richard Poppe, Michael Waggoner, Daniel Galiano, Thomas Sipe | |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-39 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lawrence Gore | 53-39 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-39 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Jerry Sanders steals it from Fabian Conti | 53-39 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG) David Whittaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano (PF) Lawrence Gore | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Adam Harris tips it but misses | 53-41 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders gets the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | David Crowder drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Bentz | 56-44 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-46 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Raul Marrero | 58-46 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Bentz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Aaron Rice (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur Simpson (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Crowder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Harris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Galiano (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | David Crowder loses the dribble to Dobromir Prusinski | 58-46 |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | David Bentz banks in the layup on a great pass from Dobromir Prusinski | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders is whistled for traveling | 60-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Kwamin Akuchie (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) David Bentz, Aaron Rice, Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury (PG), Richard Poppe (SG), Michael Waggoner (SF), Lawrence Gore (C) Arthur Simpson, David Crowder, Adam Harris, Daniel Galiano | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti lays it in on a nice dish by Raul Marrero | 62-46 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-46 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings snags the defensive board | 62-46 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-46 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Waggoner | 62-46 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore hits the finger roll | 62-48 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti is fouled on the floor by Jerry Sanders - foul #1 on Jerry Sanders, team foul #3 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (SG), Fabian Conti (C) Dobromir Prusinski, Gregory Cummings | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson (PG), David Crowder (SG), Thomas Sipe (PF) Casey Sansbury, Richard Poppe, Jerry Sanders | |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore pulls down the rebound | 62-48 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi | Fabian Conti steps in front of the Arthur Simpson pass | 62-48 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 62-48 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie tips it in | 64-48 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 64-48 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie grabs the defensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Thomas Sipe is called for the reach on Fabian Conti - foul #1 on Thomas Sipe, team foul #4 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (PG), Dobromir Prusinski (SF), Aaron Rice (PF) Raul Marrero, Dikembe Abdelmuti, Kwamin Akuchie | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Adam Harris (SF), Daniel Galiano (PF), Jerry Sanders (C) Michael Waggoner, Thomas Sipe, Lawrence Gore | |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti clanks a floater in the lane | 64-48 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice tips it in | 66-48 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson misses the jumpshot from the left side | 66-48 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | David Crowder hits the follow up shot | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Arthur Simpson takes the ball from David Whittaker in the backcourt | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders drills a runner from the left block | 66-52 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Whittaker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Bentz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Fabian Conti (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur Simpson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Crowder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Harris (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Galiano (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Aaron Rice is denied by Adam Harris | 66-52 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jerry Sanders | 66-52 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | David Crowder misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 66-52 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski pulls down the rebound | 66-52 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | David Whittaker is hacked by David Crowder - foul #1 on David Crowder, team foul #5 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Gary Stagner (SF), Kwamin Akuchie (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) David Bentz, Dobromir Prusinski, Aaron Rice, Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury (PG), Richard Poppe (SG), Thomas Sipe (C) Arthur Simpson, David Crowder, Daniel Galiano | |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Dikembe Abdelmuti | 68-52 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Adam Harris can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 68-52 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders tips it in | 68-54 |
| 01:20 | Kentucky | David Whittaker connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Kwamin Akuchie | 70-54 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Dikembe Abdelmuti is called for the reach on Richard Poppe - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelmuti, team foul #4 | 70-54 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 70-54 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Gary Stagner gets the rebound | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jerry Sanders - foul #2 on Jerry Sanders, team foul #6 | 70-54 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti misses the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti makes the 2nd free throw | 71-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Poppe | 71-57 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | David Whittaker runs out the clock | 71-57 |