| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Rockwell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Duncanson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tommy Simms (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | William Duncanson inbounds the ball | 40-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms scores on a shot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | James Wilson can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Louis Johnson - foul #3 on Louis Johnson, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother (C) Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother's floater is tipped away by James Wilson | 42-37 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 42-37 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Rice | 42-40 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Tommy Simms, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Strother takes the ball from James Wilson | 42-40 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Sylvester Stover and the foul's on Aaron Rice - foul #1 on Aaron Rice, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms makes the free throw | 45-40 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland is hacked by Tommy Simms - foul #3 on Tommy Simms, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner (PF) Tommy Simms | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland makes the 3 from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell blows the layup | 45-43 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother tips it in | 47-43 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice is fouled on the floor by William Duncanson - foul #3 on William Duncanson, team foul #4 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Simpson (PG), Max Bond (SG), Timothy Crawford (SF), Adam Harris (C) Sylvester Stover, Erik Rockwell, William Duncanson, Jeffrey Strother | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (PG), Angel Lombardi (SG), James Ton (SF), Jon Perrotta (PF), Fred Bevers (C) Kenneth Copeland, Li-Liang Tang, Rene Rizzo, Aaron Rice, James Wilson | |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Scott Simpson steps in front of the Samuel Schreiner pass | 47-43 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi | Max Bond buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Scott Simpson | 50-43 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-43 |
| 15:58 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta tips it but misses | 50-43 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | James Ton gets the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Max Bond (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Crawford (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Waggoner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Harris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Ton (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Bevers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 50-43 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson loses the dribble to Samuel Schreiner | 50-43 |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | James Ton lays it up and in set up by Samuel Schreiner | 50-45 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jon Perrotta - foul #2 on Jon Perrotta, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell (SG), William Duncanson (SF), Tommy Simms (PF), Louis Johnson (C) Max Bond, Timothy Crawford, Michael Waggoner, Adam Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Aaron Rice (PF) Samuel Schreiner, Angel Lombardi, James Ton, Fred Bevers | |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo dunks the ball set up by Kenneth Copeland | 50-47 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Rene Rizzo steals it from Erik Rockwell | 50-47 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo hits the finger roll | 50-49 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms can't tip it in | 50-49 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo gets the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Tommy Simms | 50-49 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell clanks a floater from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-52 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | William Duncanson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Scott Simpson clanks a jump hook from the left block | 50-52 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 12:52 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland buries a fadeaway near the basket | 50-54 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Simpson - foul #1 on Scott Simpson, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover (PG), Michael Waggoner (SG), Adam Harris (PF), Jeffrey Strother (C) Scott Simpson, Erik Rockwell, Tommy Simms, Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (SG), James Ton (SF), Ronald Ripley (PF), James Wilson (C) Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, Aaron Rice, Jon Perrotta | |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Sylvester Stover | 53-56 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-56 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Adam Harris grabs the board | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Waggoner (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - William Duncanson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Adam Harris (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffrey Strother (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) C - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | William Duncanson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Sylvester Stover | 56-56 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | William Duncanson takes the ball from Li-Liang Tang | 56-56 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother misses long on a jumper from the left block | 56-56 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | William Duncanson grabs the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Adam Harris lays it in on a nice dish by Sylvester Stover | 58-56 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley misses the easy layup | 58-56 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother tips it home | 60-56 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | William Duncanson steals the ball from Ronald Ripley | 60-56 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | William Duncanson banks in the layup | 62-56 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-56 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | William Duncanson grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | William Duncanson buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Sylvester Stover | 64-56 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | James Ton hits the finger roll | 64-58 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | Li-Liang Tang steals the ball from Michael Waggoner | 64-58 |
| 07:58 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Waggoner | 64-58 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Sylvester Stover and he's hacked by James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #3 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Bond (PG), Erik Rockwell (SG), Timothy Crawford (SF), Tommy Simms (PF) Sylvester Stover, Michael Waggoner, William Duncanson, Adam Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (PG), Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Aaron Rice (PF), Jon Perrotta (C) Kenneth Copeland, Li-Liang Tang, James Ton, Ronald Ripley, James Wilson | |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother makes the free throw | 67-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Max Bond (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Rockwell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Crawford (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tommy Simms (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Strother (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 67-58 |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice grabs the offensive board | 67-58 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Tommy Simms - foul #4 on Tommy Simms, team foul #6 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Louis Johnson (C) Jeffrey Strother | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | Max Bond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-59 |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner's pass is intercepted by Erik Rockwell in the backcourt | 67-59 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Max Bond hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Erik Rockwell | 69-59 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 69-59 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford pulls down the rebound | 69-59 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Max Bond | 72-59 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Roberto Lombardi | 72-61 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford is hacked by Rene Rizzo - foul #2 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #4 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover (PG), Michael Waggoner (SF) Max Bond, Timothy Crawford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG) Samuel Schreiner | |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner's pass is intercepted by Li-Liang Tang | 72-61 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang lays it up and in | 72-63 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-63 |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Aaron Rice | 72-63 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 72-63 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice hits the follow up shot | 72-65 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover clanks a 3 from the right corner | 72-65 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses the floater from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell snags the defensive board | 72-65 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 72-65 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms tips it home | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-65 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover snags the defensive board | 74-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Erik Rockwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Waggoner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Tommy Simms (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Louis Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Li-Liang Tang (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rene Rizzo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Jon Perrotta (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Sylvester Stover | 77-65 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Duncanson (SF), Jeffrey Strother (C) Tommy Simms, Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), James Ton (SF), James Wilson (C) Li-Liang Tang, Rene Rizzo, Aaron Rice | |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | James Ton loses the ball out of bounds | 77-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (SG) Roberto Lombardi | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tommy Simms (PF), Louis Johnson (C) Michael Waggoner, Jeffrey Strother | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Aaron Rice (PF) Li-Liang Tang, James Ton, Jon Perrotta | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by William Duncanson | 80-65 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | James Wilson is called for traveling | 80-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Bond (PG), Michael Waggoner (SG), Timothy Crawford (SF), Adam Harris (PF), Jeffrey Strother (C) Sylvester Stover, Erik Rockwell, William Duncanson, Tommy Simms, Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), James Ton (SF), Jon Perrotta (PF), Fred Bevers (C) Kenneth Copeland, Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, Aaron Rice, James Wilson | |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Ton - foul #1 on James Ton, team foul #5 | 80-65 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother makes the 1st free throw | 81-65 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother misses the 2nd free throw | 81-65 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers grabs the board | 81-65 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | James Ton misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 81-65 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother gets the rebound | 81-65 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Max Bond | 84-65 |
| 01:20 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-65 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Michael Waggoner snags the defensive board | 84-65 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 84-65 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers grabs the board | 84-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | James Ton is fouled on the floor by Timothy Crawford - foul #1 on Timothy Crawford, team foul #7 | 84-65 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | James Ton makes the 1st free throw | 84-66 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | James Ton misses the 2nd free throw | 84-66 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Adam Harris gets the rebound | 84-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Adam Harris misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 84-66 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta pulls down the rebound | 84-66 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | James Ton comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Adam Harris - foul #1 on Adam Harris, team foul #8 | 84-66 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | James Ton makes the 1st free throw | 84-67 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | James Ton misses the 2nd free throw | 84-67 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother gets the rebound | 84-67 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Max Bond runs out the clock | 84-67 |