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