| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) C - James McClain (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Korhonen (fresh) SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) SF - Steve Abrams (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Cutright (fresh) C - Nathan Wheeler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams banks in the layup on a great pass from Eric Korhonen | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Eric Korhonen - foul #1 on Eric Korhonen, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 2-4 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Forrest Doran | 4-4 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler lays it up and in on a great pass from Steve Abrams | 4-6 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Coughlin | 6-6 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright can't connect on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Forrest Doran - foul #1 on Forrest Doran, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | James McClain is hacked by Nathan Wheeler - foul #1 on Nathan Wheeler, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Cutright picks off the pass by James Smith | 6-7 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams's pass is intercepted by James McClain | 6-7 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway can't connect on a floater near the basket | 6-7 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway hits the follow up shot | 8-7 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Steve Abrams | 8-10 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | James McClain scores on a driving attempt from the baseline and he's fouled by Nathan Wheeler - foul #2 on Nathan Wheeler, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG), Kevin Logan (SG) James Smith, Kevin Coughlin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Price (PG), Bert Eldridge (SG), Marcus Hester (SF), Bradford Hsieh (PF), Lester Regalado (C) Eric Korhonen, Thomas Wolfe, Steve Abrams, Jeffrey Cutright, Nathan Wheeler | |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | James McClain misses the free throw | 10-10 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | Marcus Hester grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | Marcus Hester hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-10 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | James McClain double dribbles | 10-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins (PG), William Hodder (PF), Michael Ely (C) Forrest Doran, Gary Garraway, James McClain | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ryan Judkins (fresh) SG - Matt Linger (fresh) SF - Kevin Logan (fresh) PF - William Hodder (fresh) C - Michael Ely (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Price (fresh) SG - Bert Eldridge (fresh) SF - Marcus Hester (fresh) PF - Bradford Hsieh (fresh) C - Lester Regalado (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | John Price misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Michael Ely hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 10-10 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge grabs the board | 10-10 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Marcus Hester misses long on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Kevin Logan - foul #1 on Kevin Logan, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Kevin Coughlin (SG), Forrest Doran (SF), Gary Garraway (PF) Ryan Judkins, Matt Linger, Kevin Logan, Michael Ely | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Abrams (SF) Lester Regalado | |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Marcus Hester misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Marcus Hester misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | William Hodder is hacked by Bradford Hsieh - foul #1 on Bradford Hsieh, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | William Hodder drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Kevin Coughlin | 12-10 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-10 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin makes the 3 from straight away set up by William Hodder | 15-10 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | John Price misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by William Hodder - foul #1 on William Hodder, team foul #3 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James McClain (C) William Hodder | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe (SG), Jeffrey Cutright (PF), Lester Regalado (C) Bert Eldridge, Marcus Hester, Bradford Hsieh | |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | John Price makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | John Price makes the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado grabs the defensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Wolfe | 15-15 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Forrest Doran | 17-15 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Wolfe | 17-17 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | James Smith is fouled on the floor by John Price - foul #1 on John Price, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins (PG), Matt Linger (SG), Kevin Logan (SF), William Hodder (PF) James Smith, Kevin Coughlin, Forrest Doran, Gary Garraway | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen (PG) John Price | |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 17-17 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Steve Abrams | 17-20 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ryan Judkins (fresh) SG - Matt Linger (fresh) SF - Kevin Logan (fresh) PF - William Hodder (fresh) 2 pts. C - James McClain (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Korhonen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steve Abrams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Cutright (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lester Regalado (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins is whistled for traveling | 17-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forrest Doran (SF) Ryan Judkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge (SF), Bradford Hsieh (C) Steve Abrams, Lester Regalado | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge is hacked by James McClain - foul #1 on James McClain, team foul #4 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Garraway (PF) William Hodder | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Matt Linger steals the ball from Eric Korhonen | 17-20 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Thomas Wolfe picks off the pass by Forrest Doran | 17-20 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Wolfe | 17-22 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | James McClain misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway hits the follow up shot | 19-22 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | Bradford Hsieh grabs the offensive rebound | 19-22 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge connects on the shot from the left side | 19-24 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bradford Hsieh - foul #2 on Bradford Hsieh, team foul #6 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Kevin Coughlin (SG), William Hodder (C) Matt Linger, Kevin Logan, James McClain | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Price (PG), Steve Abrams (SF), Marcus Hester (PF), Lester Regalado (C) Eric Korhonen, Thomas Wolfe, Jeffrey Cutright, Bradford Hsieh | |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Marcus Hester's pass is intercepted by William Hodder | 20-24 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | John Price steals it from James Smith in the backcourt | 20-24 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado clanks a jumper from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge tips it back up and in | 20-26 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams misses the easy layup | 20-26 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | William Hodder pulls down the rebound | 20-26 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | James Smith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Garraway | 23-26 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | John Price misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-26 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | William Hodder grabs the board | 23-26 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Forrest Doran (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Garraway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hodder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Price (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bert Eldridge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steve Abrams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marcus Hester (fresh) C - Lester Regalado (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-26 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams grabs the defensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Marcus Hester misses the runner in the paint | 23-26 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado tips it in | 23-28 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway is fouled on the floor by Bert Eldridge - foul #1 on Bert Eldridge, team foul #7 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG), Kevin Logan (SF), James McClain (C) James Smith, Forrest Doran, William Hodder | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen (PG), Thomas Wolfe (SG), Jeffrey Cutright (PF), Larry Ellerbe (C) Bert Eldridge, Steve Abrams, Marcus Hester, Lester Regalado | |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright lays it up and in | 25-30 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | James McClain lays it up and in set up by Matt Linger | 27-30 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Larry Ellerbe drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Eric Korhonen | 27-32 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin misses the fadeaway from the left side | 27-32 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | James McClain drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Matt Linger | 30-32 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen is fouled on the floor by Matt Linger - foul #1 on Matt Linger, team foul #5 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Forrest Doran (SF), William Hodder (PF) Kevin Coughlin, Kevin Logan, Gary Garraway | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Abrams (SF), Lester Regalado (C) John Price, Larry Ellerbe | |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | James McClain grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | James Smith misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Hodder | 33-32 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Cutright tips it back up and in | 33-34 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Lester Regalado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins (SG), Kevin Logan (SF), Michael Ely (C) Matt Linger, Forrest Doran, James McClain | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clifford Simmons (PG), Bert Eldridge (SG), Bradford Hsieh (PF), Nathan Wheeler (C) Eric Korhonen, Thomas Wolfe, Jeffrey Cutright, Lester Regalado | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ryan Judkins (fresh) SF - Kevin Logan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Hodder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Ely (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Clifford Simmons (fresh) SG - Bert Eldridge (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steve Abrams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradford Hsieh (fresh) C - Nathan Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | William Hodder comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 36-34 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | William Hodder tips it in | 38-34 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams loses the ball out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG), Gary Garraway (PF) James Smith, Michael Ely | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Price (PG) Clifford Simmons | |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Steve Abrams steals it from Kevin Logan | 38-34 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge blows the layup | 38-34 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge misses the tip | 38-34 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kevin Coughlin | 38-34 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Steve Abrams steps in front of the William Hodder pass | 38-34 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG), Forrest Doran (SF), James McClain (C) Ryan Judkins, Kevin Logan, William Hodder | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcus Hester (SF) Steve Abrams | |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Marcus Hester - foul #1 on Marcus Hester, team foul #8 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG) Matt Linger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen (PG), Jeffrey Cutright (PF) Marcus Hester, Bradford Hsieh | |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi | Bert Eldridge lays it up and in set up by Eric Korhonen | 40-36 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | James Smith scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Coughlin | 43-36 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Nathan Wheeler's fadeaway is rejected by James McClain | 43-36 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | James McClain gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran loses the dribble to John Price | 43-36 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Eric Korhonen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Nathan Wheeler is called for the reach on Gary Garraway - foul #3 on Nathan Wheeler, team foul #9 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (SG) Kevin Coughlin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Wolfe (SG), Steve Abrams (SF), Bradford Hsieh (C) Bert Eldridge, John Price, Nathan Wheeler | |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Steve Abrams clanks a shot from the right side | 45-36 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-36 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Steve Abrams | 45-36 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Gary Garraway steals it from Eric Korhonen | 45-36 |