| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Elliott (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Cooper (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Angel Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mauricio Alvarez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Hank Hanna (fresh) 3 pts. C - Pedro Ortiz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez inbounds the ball | 41-19 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-19 |
| 19:50 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson snags the defensive board | 41-19 |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 41-19 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez snags the defensive board | 41-19 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna connects on the shot from the left block | 41-21 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses long on an open driving attempt from the left block | 41-21 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna snags the defensive board | 41-21 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz scores on a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by Jim Elliott - foul #1 on Jim Elliott, team foul #1 | 41-23 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz misses the free throw | 41-23 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Henry Walczak | 41-23 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Jon Cooper is called for the reach on John Nam in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jon Cooper, team foul #1 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (PG) Jon Cooper | |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 41-23 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler gets the offensive rebound | 41-23 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Stjepan Zents is called for the reach on Anthony Winkler - foul #2 on Stjepan Zents, team foul #2 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (SG), Noel Snow (SF), Christopher Bennett (PF) Jim Elliott, Anthony Winkler, Kevin Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brandon Miller (SG), Mauricio Greco (C) Angel Gonzalez, Pedro Ortiz | |
| 17:24 | Kentucky | Noel Snow drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from James Sena | 43-23 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | Christopher Bennett swats the shot by Brandon Miller | 43-23 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents tips it home | 43-25 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett is wide open but clanks a jumper in the paint | 43-25 |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the tip | 43-25 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco gets the rebound | 43-25 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez is called for a charge - foul #3 on Mauricio Alvarez, team foul #3 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Elliott (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF) John Nam, Noel Snow | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez (SG), Pedro Ortiz (C) Mauricio Alvarez, Hank Hanna | |
| 16:16 | Kentucky | Brandon Miller is called for the reach on Anthony Winkler - foul #1 on Brandon Miller, team foul #4 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson (PF) Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-25 |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak tips it back up and in | 45-25 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jim Elliott (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Walczak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brandon Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Angel Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stjepan Zents (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mauricio Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Pedro Ortiz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (PG), Christopher Bennett (C) James Sena, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), Hank Hanna (PF) Brandon Miller, Stjepan Zents, Mauricio Greco | |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson travels with the ball | 45-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Noel Snow (SF), Phillip Truesdell (PF) Jim Elliott, Anthony Winkler, Kevin Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez misses long on a jumper near the basket | 45-25 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Bennett | 45-25 |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell makes the jump hook from the baseline | 47-25 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 47-25 |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | Noel Snow pulls down the rebound | 47-25 |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | John Nam double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (SG), Henry Walczak (C) John Kingston, Phillip Truesdell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco (C) Pedro Ortiz | |
| 14:03 | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Elliott (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Kevin Jackson (PF) James Sena, Noel Snow, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brandon Miller (SG), Mauricio Alvarez (C) Angel Gonzalez, Hank Hanna | |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott is called for traveling | 47-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG) John Nam | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz (C) Pablo Castaneda | |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper lays it up and in | 47-27 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses short on an open driving attempt in the lane | 47-27 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco pulls down the rebound | 47-27 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-27 |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler grabs the defensive rebound | 47-27 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | James Sena hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 47-27 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco grabs the board | 47-27 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Brandon Miller misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-27 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler pulls down the rebound | 47-27 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak blows the layup but he's hacked by Mauricio Greco - foul #1 on Mauricio Greco, team foul #5 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John Kingston (SG), Noel Snow (SF), Christopher Bennett (PF) James Sena, Jim Elliott, Anthony Winkler, Kevin Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (PG), Angel Gonzalez (SG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), Hank Hanna (PF) Jon Cooper, Brandon Miller, Mauricio Alvarez, Mauricio Greco | |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the 1st free throw | 47-27 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak makes the 2nd free throw | 48-27 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Noel Snow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Walczak (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stjepan Zents (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Angel Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Hank Hanna (fresh) 5 pts. C - Pedro Ortiz (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz is hacked by John Kingston - foul #2 on John Kingston, team foul #2 | 48-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell (PF) Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-27 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna tips it back up and in | 48-29 |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | John Nam misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 48-29 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | John Kingston snags the offensive board | 48-29 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | John Kingston is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Noel Snow | 50-29 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-29 |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett pulls down the rebound | 50-29 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-29 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett tips it but misses | 50-29 |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell tips it home | 52-29 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Stjepan Zents | 52-31 |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | John Nam clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-31 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | John Kingston snags the offensive board | 52-31 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 52-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Jim Elliott (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Kevin Jackson (PF), Henry Walczak (C) John Nam, John Kingston, Noel Snow, Phillip Truesdell, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG), Brandon Miller (SG), Mauricio Alvarez (SF), Mauricio Greco (C) Stjepan Zents, Angel Gonzalez, Pablo Castaneda, Pedro Ortiz | |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Brandon Miller is hacked by Kevin Jackson - foul #1 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #3 | 52-31 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna's layup is rejected by Henry Walczak | 52-31 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper grabs the offensive board | 52-31 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Jackson - foul #2 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #4 | 52-31 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco makes the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson grabs the board | 52-32 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott is hacked by Brandon Miller in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Miller, team foul #6 | 52-32 |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Winkler | 55-32 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kevin Jackson - foul #3 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #5 | 55-32 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 55-33 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 55-33 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Henry Walczak | 55-33 |
| 07:28 | Kentucky | Hank Hanna steps in front of the Henry Walczak pass | 55-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jim Elliott (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Henry Walczak (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Miller (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mauricio Alvarez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Hank Hanna (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mauricio Greco (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-33 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | James Sena gets the rebound | 55-33 |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | James Sena throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG) James Sena | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents (PG), Pablo Castaneda (SF) Jon Cooper, Hank Hanna | |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco blows the layup | 55-33 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson grabs the board | 55-33 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott is hacked by Pablo Castaneda in the backcourt - foul #4 on Pablo Castaneda, team foul #7 | 55-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) Kevin Jackson, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 56-33 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 56-33 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mauricio Alvarez | 56-33 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Phillip Truesdell is called for the reach on Brandon Miller - foul #1 on Phillip Truesdell, team foul #6 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (SG), Noel Snow (SF) Jim Elliott, Anthony Winkler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco makes the turnaround from close range | 56-35 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | John Nam misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-35 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | James Sena hits the follow up shot | 58-35 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-35 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Sena | 58-35 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-35 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett tips it in | 60-35 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-38 |
| 04:27 | Kentucky | James Sena loses the ball out of bounds | 60-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (PG), Jim Elliott (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Kevin Jackson (PF), Henry Walczak (C) John Nam, James Sena, Noel Snow, Phillip Truesdell, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Gonzalez (SG) Pablo Castaneda | |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 60-38 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler grabs the defensive rebound | 60-38 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Angel Gonzalez is called for the reach on Jim Elliott in the backcourt - foul #3 on Angel Gonzalez, team foul #8 | 60-38 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 61-38 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 61-38 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco grabs the board | 61-38 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Stjepan Zents drills a turnaround near the basket | 61-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | John Kingston connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jim Elliott | 64-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Henry Walczak - foul #2 on Henry Walczak, team foul #7 | 64-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG) John Kingston | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jon Cooper (PG) Angel Gonzalez | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez misses the 1st free throw | 64-40 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Mauricio Alvarez makes the 2nd free throw | 64-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jim Elliott (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Henry Walczak (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jon Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Miller (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Stjepan Zents (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mauricio Alvarez (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Mauricio Greco (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 64-41 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco pulls down the rebound | 64-41 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-44 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the wide open jump hook in the paint | 66-44 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 66-44 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 66-44 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Winkler | 68-44 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Jon Cooper connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Mauricio Alvarez | 68-47 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | John Nam drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Anthony Winkler swats the layup by Mauricio Greco | 71-47 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Mauricio Greco tips it home | 71-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Stjepan Zents - foul #3 on Stjepan Zents, team foul #9 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pedro Ortiz (C) Jon Cooper | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 72-49 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 73-49 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Brandon Miller misses the 3 from the left wing | 73-49 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 73-49 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | John Nam runs out the clock | 73-49 |