| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Riley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Elton Mire (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Sturgill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert House (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Grauberger (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jeffrey Wallner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Sawicki (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ward Stone (fresh) C - Norman Kirkland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-31 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi | Paul Sawicki is called for the reach on Michael Sturgill - foul #2 on Paul Sawicki, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Robert House drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Donald Riley | 28-31 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | Robert House grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Elton Mire hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Jeffrey Wallner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wallner, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Elton Mire makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Elton Mire makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland travels with the ball | 30-31 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | Elton Mire hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Riley | 32-31 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Ward Stone loses the ball out of bounds | 32-31 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Michael Sturgill buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert House | 35-31 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger makes the runner from close range | 35-33 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Donald Riley buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert House and he's fouled by Thomas Grauberger - foul #1 on Thomas Grauberger, team foul #3 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kent Wiley (SG), Jay Gobeil (SF), Kenneth Yee (PF), Gilbert Rodgers (C) Elton Mire, Michael Sturgill, Robert House, Ronald Murray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Herod (SF), Jim Murphy (PF) Paul Sawicki, Ward Stone | |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Donald Riley makes the free throw | 38-33 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner hits the follow up shot | 38-35 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi | Jay Gobeil drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gilbert Rodgers | 41-35 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | Harold Herod can't finish the layup | 41-35 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Donald Riley gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Wallner is called for the reach on Jay Gobeil - foul #2 on Jeffrey Wallner, team foul #4 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Elton Mire (SG), Michael Sturgill (SF), Robert House (PF), Ronald Murray (C) Donald Riley, Jay Gobeil, Kenneth Yee, Gilbert Rodgers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Sallee (SG), Paul Sawicki (SF), Leroy Hillyard (PF), Donnie Overlock (C) Thomas Grauberger, Jeffrey Wallner, Jim Murphy, Norman Kirkland | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kent Wiley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elton Mire (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Sturgill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert House (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Murray (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harold Herod (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tom Sallee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Sawicki (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leroy Hillyard (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Donnie Overlock (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Kent Wiley misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Elton Mire tips it home | 43-35 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Murray - foul #2 on Ronald Murray, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | Robert House pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Harold Herod steals the ball from Elton Mire | 43-36 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Harold Herod can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Murray - foul #3 on Ronald Murray, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Harold Herod misses the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Harold Herod misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Ronald Murray grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Ronald Murray is whistled for traveling | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Yee (C) Ronald Murray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger (PG), Jeffrey Wallner (SG) Tom Sallee, Paul Sawicki | |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard is hacked by Kent Wiley - foul #2 on Kent Wiley, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Riley (PG), Jay Gobeil (SF) Elton Mire, Michael Sturgill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:12 | Kentucky | Harold Herod misses the lay-in | 43-36 |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock gets the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-36 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Kenneth Yee grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Jay Gobeil misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-36 |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:13 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger is fouled on the floor by Donald Riley - foul #1 on Donald Riley, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Elton Mire (SG), Michael Sturgill (SF), Ronald Murray (C) Kent Wiley, Jay Gobeil, Robert House | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki (SF), Ward Stone (PF), Norman Kirkland (C) Harold Herod, Leroy Hillyard, Donnie Overlock | |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Elton Mire grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi | Ronald Murray makes the runner from the right block on a great pass from Elton Mire | 45-36 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | Donald Riley steals it from Thomas Grauberger in the backcourt | 45-36 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | Donald Riley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dale Hinshaw (PG) Donald Riley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Sawicki | 45-39 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Elton Mire misses the jumpshot from the left side | 45-39 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | Ward Stone snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Michael Sturgill takes the ball from Paul Sawicki | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dale Hinshaw (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Elton Mire (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Sturgill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Yee (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Murray (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Grauberger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeffrey Wallner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Sawicki (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ward Stone (fresh) 2 reb. C - Norman Kirkland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Kenneth Yee is called for traveling | 45-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Riley (PG), Robert House (PF) Dale Hinshaw, Kenneth Yee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Herod (PG), Tom Sallee (SG), Leroy Hillyard (PF), Donnie Overlock (C) Thomas Grauberger, Jeffrey Wallner, Ward Stone, Norman Kirkland | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Donald Riley steps in front of the Harold Herod pass | 45-39 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Robert House banks in the layup | 47-39 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Harold Herod hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 47-39 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard grabs the offensive board | 47-39 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Donald Riley steals it from Tom Sallee | 47-39 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Donald Riley is hacked by Harold Herod in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Herod, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kent Wiley (SG), Jay Gobeil (SF), Gilbert Rodgers (C) Elton Mire, Michael Sturgill, Ronald Murray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger (PG), Jeffrey Wallner (SG) Tom Sallee, Paul Sawicki | |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | Kent Wiley makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-39 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Robert House gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Kent Wiley scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Riley | 53-39 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | Harold Herod is hacked by Robert House - foul #1 on Robert House, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Elton Mire (SG), Michael Sturgill (SF), Kenneth Yee (PF), Ronald Murray (C) Donald Riley, Jay Gobeil, Robert House, Gilbert Rodgers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki (SF), Ward Stone (PF), Norman Kirkland (C) Harold Herod, Leroy Hillyard, Donnie Overlock | |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | Michael Sturgill pulls down the rebound | 53-39 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Kenneth Yee is blocked by Ward Stone | 53-39 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland grabs the defensive rebound | 53-39 |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-39 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Kenneth Yee snags the defensive board | 53-39 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Elton Mire can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-39 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Ward Stone grabs the board | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kent Wiley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elton Mire (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Sturgill (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Yee (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Murray (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Grauberger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jeffrey Wallner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Paul Sawicki (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ward Stone (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Norman Kirkland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi | Kenneth Yee lays it in set up by Kent Wiley | 55-42 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 55-42 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Michael Sturgill snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Kent Wiley buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:19 | Kentucky | Ward Stone misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-42 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | Kenneth Yee grabs the board | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Michael Sturgill loses the dribble to Jeffrey Wallner | 58-42 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Riley (PG), Robert House (PF) Kent Wiley, Kenneth Yee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Herod (PG), Leroy Hillyard (PF), Donnie Overlock (C) Thomas Grauberger, Ward Stone, Norman Kirkland | |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner travels with the ball | 58-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Sallee (SG) Jeffrey Wallner | |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Elton Mire misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-42 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Elton Mire can't tip it in | 58-42 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Sturgill | 58-42 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Robert House comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-42 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki pulls down the rebound | 58-42 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kent Wiley (SG), Kenneth Yee (C) Elton Mire, Ronald Murray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger (PG), Jim Murphy (SF) Tom Sallee, Paul Sawicki | |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Harold Herod is called for the reach on Kent Wiley - foul #2 on Harold Herod, team foul #6 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jay Gobeil (SF) Michael Sturgill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner (SG) Jim Murphy | |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Kenneth Yee travels with the ball | 58-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dale Hinshaw (PG), Gilbert Rodgers (C) Donald Riley, Robert House | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Sallee (SG), Jim Murphy (SF), Norman Kirkland (C) Thomas Grauberger, Jeffrey Wallner, Donnie Overlock | |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | Kenneth Yee swats the layup by Jim Murphy | 58-42 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Tom Sallee pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-42 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy misses short on a floater from the right side | 58-42 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy hits the follow up shot | 58-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dale Hinshaw (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kent Wiley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jay Gobeil (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Yee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Gilbert Rodgers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harold Herod (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tom Sallee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Hillyard (fresh) 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Norman Kirkland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 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) | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Dale Hinshaw dunks the ball on a great pass from Kent Wiley | 60-44 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy lays it in | 60-46 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | Jay Gobeil hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy gets the rebound | 60-46 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Harold Herod hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 60-46 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Harold Herod pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-46 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 60-46 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi | Jay Gobeil snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Jim Murphy is called for the reach on Kent Wiley - foul #1 on Jim Murphy, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Kent Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Kent Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Harold Herod lays it in and he's fouled by Dale Hinshaw - foul #1 on Dale Hinshaw, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Harold Herod misses the free throw | 62-48 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Jay Gobeil grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Kenneth Yee misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Jim Murphy - foul #2 on Jim Murphy, team foul #8 | 62-48 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Kenneth Yee makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Kenneth Yee makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-48 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Kenneth Yee grabs the defensive rebound | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Gilbert Rodgers hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kent Wiley | 66-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Harold Herod makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-50 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Dale Hinshaw runs out the clock | 66-50 |