| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael West (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Hal Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Harward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clinton Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hoggan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Hal Warner drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Michael West | 30-28 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox misses the dunk attempt | 30-28 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Hal Warner pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | Michael West is fouled on the floor by Clinton Cox - foul #1 on Clinton Cox, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | John Rhodes picks off the pass by Gerald Cunningham | 30-28 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | William Harward lays it in and the foul's on Michael West - foul #2 on Michael West, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | William Harward makes the free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Damian Coley | 32-31 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 32-31 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Hal Warner | 32-31 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Damian Coley misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | James Hoggan snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | James Hoggan connects on the jump hook from the baseline and the foul's on Hal Warner - foul #1 on Hal Warner, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (SG) Michael West | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | James Hoggan makes the free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | Damian Coley can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | John Rhodes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | James Hoggan misses the tip | 32-34 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Michael Butler grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi | Michael Butler comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | James Hoggan grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 16:16 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong's pass is intercepted by Hal Warner | 32-34 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham hits a shot near the basket | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kurt Shade (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Hal Warner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Harward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clinton Cox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hoggan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | William Harward hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Rhodes | 34-37 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Clinton Cox is called for the reach on Gerald Cunningham - foul #2 on Clinton Cox, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kereenyaga Sow (PG), Michael West (SG), Daniel Milano (PF), James Burgess (C) Damian Coley, Kurt Shade, Gerald Cunningham, Hal Warner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud (PG), Nick Vaughan (SG), William Wagoner (SF), Charles Richards (PF), Timothy Gordon (C) John Rhodes, Joshua Wong, William Harward, Clinton Cox, James Hoggan | |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano misses the lay-in | 34-37 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Charles Richards gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud misses the jumper from the left side | 34-37 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Charles Richards tips it back up and in | 34-39 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Michael Butler is hacked by Nick Vaughan - foul #2 on Nick Vaughan, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Wong (SG) Nick Vaughan | |
| 14:05 | Mississippi | James Burgess connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Michael West | 36-39 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud buries a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Kereenyaga Sow - foul #1 on Kereenyaga Sow, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kurt Shade (SF) Michael Butler | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Clinton Cox (PF) Timothy Gordon | |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Richards | 36-42 |
| 13:19 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong buries a 3 from straight away set up by William Wagoner | 36-45 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | James Burgess hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano hits the follow up shot | 38-45 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Wagoner | 38-47 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Michael West travels with the ball | 38-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Michael Butler (SG), Hal Warner (SF), Gerald Cunningham (PF) Kereenyaga Sow, Michael West, Kurt Shade, Daniel Milano | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Rhodes (PG), William Harward (SF), James Hoggan (C) Kelly Stroud, William Wagoner, Charles Richards | |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-47 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | William Harward tips it back up and in | 38-49 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Michael Butler loses the ball out of bounds | 38-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cory Forrest (C) James Burgess | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nick Vaughan (SG) Joshua Wong | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Damian Coley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hal Warner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Cory Forrest (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Nick Vaughan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Harward (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hoggan (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | Hal Warner gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | William Harward is called for the reach on Hal Warner - foul #2 on William Harward, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael West (SG), Kurt Shade (SF) Michael Butler, Cory Forrest | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Wagoner (SG) Nick Vaughan | |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Damian Coley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-49 |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | John Rhodes's pass is intercepted by Damian Coley in the backcourt | 38-49 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael West | 41-49 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | William Wagoner makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Rhodes | 41-52 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Hal Warner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-52 |
| 10:27 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Harward | 41-52 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | James Hoggan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-52 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox tips it back up and in | 41-54 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Michael West comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by John Rhodes - foul #1 on John Rhodes, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (C) Hal Warner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Wong (SG), Timothy Gordon (SF), Charles Richards (PF), Joseph Gibson (C) William Wagoner, William Harward, Clinton Cox, James Hoggan | |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Michael West misses the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Michael West makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Michael West steps in front of the Joshua Wong pass | 42-54 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | Michael West can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | Joseph Gibson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Joseph Gibson lays it in and he's fouled by James Burgess - foul #4 on James Burgess, team foul #4 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (PG), Michael Pugh (SG), Hal Warner (SF), Daniel Milano (PF), Cory Forrest (C) Damian Coley, Michael West, Kurt Shade, Gerald Cunningham, James Burgess | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud (PG) John Rhodes | |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Joseph Gibson makes the free throw | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:33 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-57 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon grabs the board | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-57 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano pulls down the rebound | 42-57 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 42-57 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon gets the rebound | 42-57 |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | Michael Butler steals it from Charles Richards | 42-57 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh dunks the ball on a nice dish by Michael Butler | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hal Warner (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Milano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Cory Forrest (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kelly Stroud (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joseph Gibson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Timothy Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon can't finish the layup | 44-57 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | Hal Warner gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Joseph Gibson is called for the reach on Hal Warner - foul #1 on Joseph Gibson, team foul #6 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Coley (PG), Michael West (SG), Kurt Shade (SF), Gerald Cunningham (PF), James Burgess (C) Michael Butler, Michael Pugh, Hal Warner, Daniel Milano, Cory Forrest | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Rhodes (PG), William Harward (SF), Clinton Cox (PF), James Hoggan (C) Kelly Stroud, Joseph Gibson, Charles Richards, Timothy Gordon | |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Damian Coley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-57 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | James Hoggan grabs the board | 44-57 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | William Harward loses the ball out of bounds | 44-57 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | James Hoggan blocks the short jumper by Gerald Cunningham | 44-57 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade grabs the offensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Clinton Cox - foul #3 on Clinton Cox, team foul #7 | 44-57 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | William Harward hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 44-57 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Kurt Shade | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham hits the finger roll | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Rhodes | 46-60 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-60 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Michael West snags the offensive board | 46-60 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Gerald Cunningham is blocked by Clinton Cox | 46-60 |
| 04:27 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Hoggan | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | James Hoggan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-60 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | William Harward misses the tip | 46-60 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Damian Coley gets the rebound | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Harward - foul #3 on William Harward, team foul #8 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Butler (PG), Michael Pugh (SG), Hal Warner (SF) Damian Coley, Michael West, Kurt Shade | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Wagoner (PG), Nick Vaughan (SG), Timothy Gordon (SF), Charles Richards (C) John Rhodes, Joshua Wong, William Harward, James Hoggan | |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Gerald Cunningham swats the shot by William Wagoner | 48-60 |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon grabs the offensive board | 48-60 |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Charles Richards hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi | Michael Butler grabs the board | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hal Warner (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gerald Cunningham (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Wagoner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nick Vaughan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clinton Cox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Hal Warner clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | William Wagoner grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Wagoner | 48-63 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | The jumper by Michael Butler is denied by Timothy Gordon | 48-63 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham hits the follow up shot | 50-63 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox hits a runner from close range set up by William Wagoner | 50-65 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Gerald Cunningham scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from Michael Butler | 52-65 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Charles Richards is whistled for a carry | 52-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Milano (PF), Cory Forrest (C) Gerald Cunningham, James Burgess | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud (PG) Clinton Cox | |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-65 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest gets the offensive rebound | 52-65 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Timothy Gordon blocks the jumper by Cory Forrest | 52-65 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | William Wagoner grabs the board | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | William Wagoner hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Hal Warner - foul #2 on Hal Warner, team foul #5 | 52-65 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | William Wagoner makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | William Wagoner misses the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Cory Forrest | 52-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-66 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Hal Warner gets the offensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Michael Butler comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Kelly Stroud - foul #1 on Kelly Stroud, team foul #9 | 52-66 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Michael Butler makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Michael Butler makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud runs out the clock | 54-66 |