| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ross Summerfield (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bill St. George (fresh) 4 reb. C - David Burchette (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Robey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield inbounds the ball | 33-35 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | David Burchette connects on the open shot from close range | 35-35 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper clanks a 3 from straight away | 35-35 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | Bill St. George snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | James Barnes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | David Burchette tips it back up and in | 37-35 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown misses the layup against the doubleteam | 37-35 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Bill St. George gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Clarence Franklin - foul #1 on Clarence Franklin, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Louis Robey grabs the board | 38-35 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Bobby Brown, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | The short jumper by James Barnes is denied by Bobby Brown | 38-35 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | Bill St. George grabs the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | Bill St. George is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 38-35 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | William Cole drills a shot from the left wing set up by Bobby Brown | 38-37 |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | James Barnes pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | The jump hook by David Burchette is blocked by Bobby Brown | 41-37 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Bill St. George takes the ball from Louis Robey | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Barnes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ross Summerfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bill St. George (fresh) 7 reb. C - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Pepper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Louis Robey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Franklin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | James Barnes knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ross Summerfield | 44-37 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | William Cole hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-40 |
| 15:12 | Kentucky | Bill St. George misses the dunk attempt | 44-40 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | Ross Summerfield steals the ball from Paul Pepper | 44-40 |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | David Burchette makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ross Summerfield and he's hacked by Clarence Franklin - foul #2 on Clarence Franklin, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), William Morehouse (SG), Paul Bryant (SF), Shawn Hanlon (PF) Christopher Stewart, James Barnes, Ross Summerfield, Bill St. George | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (PG), Jose Mercado (SG), Gerald White (PF), Jason Powell (C) William Cole, Paul Pepper, Louis Robey, Clarence Franklin | |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses the free throw | 46-40 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Bobby Brown | 46-40 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Jose Mercado is hacked by David Burchette - foul #2 on David Burchette, team foul #1 | 46-40 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs is hacked by Paul Bryant - foul #3 on Paul Bryant, team foul #2 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG) Bobby Brown | |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-40 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Jason Powell tips it in | 46-42 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | David Burchette is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on David Burchette, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill St. George (PF) Shawn Hanlon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | William Cole makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | William Morehouse misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Jose Mercado gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on William Morehouse - foul #1 on William Morehouse, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Barnes (SG), Akim Gonsiewski (C) William Morehouse, David Burchette | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SG) William Cole | |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Bill St. George snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski misses the easy layup | 46-45 |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Bailey | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Bryant (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Bill St. George (fresh) 8 reb. C - Akim Gonsiewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jose Mercado (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gerald White (fresh) C - Jason Powell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Bailey | 48-45 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-45 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Bill St. George gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-45 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper gets the rebound | 48-45 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Jason Powell can't tip it in | 48-45 |
| 10:27 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Bryant | 48-45 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | Jose Mercado steps in front of the Bill St. George pass | 48-45 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Jacobs | 48-48 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | James Barnes comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-48 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Akim Gonsiewski | 48-48 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Powell - foul #2 on Jason Powell, team foul #4 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), Ross Summerfield (SF), Shawn Hanlon (PF) Thomas Bailey, Paul Bryant, Bill St. George | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Bobby Brown (SF), Louis Robey (PF), Clarence Franklin (C) Kenneth Jacobs, Jose Mercado, Gerald White, Jason Powell | |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin's pass is intercepted by James Barnes | 50-48 |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Barnes | 52-48 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-48 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin misses the tip | 52-48 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-48 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Shawn Hanlon | 52-48 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-48 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper gets the rebound | 52-48 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | James Barnes steps in front of the Paul Pepper pass | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Barnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ross Summerfield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Shawn Hanlon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Akim Gonsiewski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Pepper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Louis Robey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Bobby Brown steps in front of the Ross Summerfield pass | 52-48 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | William Cole dunks the ball on a great pass from Bobby Brown | 52-50 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon banks in the layup | 54-50 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Akim Gonsiewski is called for the reach on Paul Pepper - foul #1 on Akim Gonsiewski, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), William Morehouse (SG), Paul Bryant (SF), Bill St. George (PF), David Burchette (C) Christopher Stewart, James Barnes, Ross Summerfield, Shawn Hanlon, Akim Gonsiewski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (SG), Gerald White (PF), Jason Powell (C) Paul Pepper, Louis Robey, Clarence Franklin | |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 05:52 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-53 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey snags the offensive board | 54-53 |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-53 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | William Cole comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-53 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Bill St. George grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses short on a shot from the left wing | 57-53 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | William Cole scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Jacobs | 57-56 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-56 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs gets the rebound | 57-56 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | William Cole blows the layup but he's hacked by Bill St. George - foul #2 on Bill St. George, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), James Barnes (SG), Ross Summerfield (SF) Thomas Bailey, William Morehouse, Paul Bryant | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jose Mercado (SF), Louis Robey (PF), Clarence Franklin (C) Bobby Brown, Gerald White, Jason Powell | |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | William Cole makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | William Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | James Barnes misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-58 |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Bill St. George | 57-58 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ross Summerfield (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Bill St. George (fresh) 11 reb. C - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jose Mercado (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Louis Robey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Kentucky | David Burchette knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by James Barnes | 59-58 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Cole | 59-61 |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Louis Robey gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SG), Bobby Brown (SF) William Cole, Jose Mercado | |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bobby Brown out of a doubleteam | 59-64 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Bill St. George drills a jump hook from the left block set up by James Barnes | 61-64 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 61-64 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ross Summerfield | 61-64 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Louis Robey pulls down the rebound | 61-64 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bill St. George | 61-64 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | James Barnes loses the dribble to Kenneth Jacobs | 61-64 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs lays it up and in | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Bobby Brown takes the ball from David Burchette | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Stewart - foul #2 on Christopher Stewart, team foul #7 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG) Kenneth Jacobs | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Bobby Brown steps in front of the Christopher Stewart pass | 61-68 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Stewart - foul #3 on Christopher Stewart, team foul #8 | 61-68 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-69 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 61-70 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | James Barnes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-70 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-70 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Barnes | 64-70 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Louis Robey is hacked by Christopher Stewart in the backcourt - foul #4 on Christopher Stewart, team foul #9 | 64-70 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Louis Robey misses the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | James Barnes snags the defensive board | 64-70 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Bobby Brown steals it from Bill St. George | 64-70 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown is hacked by Christopher Stewart in the backcourt - foul #5 on Christopher Stewart, team foul #10 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG) Christopher Stewart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown misses the 1st free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 64-71 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | James Barnes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 64-71 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clarence Franklin | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin runs out the clock | 64-71 |