| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) SG - Mark Mills (fresh) SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) SF - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) PF - Quinn Botkin (fresh) C - Greg Walker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Mark Mills is called for the reach on Dustin Holbrook in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Mills, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Raphael - foul #1 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | Mark Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi | Greg Walker snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Darryl Allen | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | Marvin Valente takes the ball from Kevin Pegues in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 17:44 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown comes up short on the floater from the right side | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Kenneth Brown steals the ball from Greg Walker | 2-4 |
| 16:50 | Kentucky | Kenneth Smith steps in front of the Marvin Valente pass | 2-4 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG), Charles Kawakami (SF) Kenneth Smith, Dustin Holbrook | |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) SG - John Jackson (fresh) SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) C - Thomas Good (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) PF - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Scott Mertens | 4-7 |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang is hacked by Quinn Botkin - foul #1 on Quinn Botkin, team foul #1 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG) Kevin Pegues | |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Greg Walker - foul #1 on Greg Walker, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (SG) Scott Mertens | |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin is fouled on the floor by Huang-fu Huang - foul #1 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Ronald Raphael (PF) Samuel Johnson, Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (SF) Charles Kawakami | |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Greg Walker is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from close range | 6-7 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | John Mays grabs the offensive board | 6-7 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin is open and scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from John Mays | 6-9 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Thomas Good is denied on a layup by Quinn Botkin | 6-9 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone tips it but misses | 6-9 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | John Mays gets the rebound | 6-9 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Ronald Raphael picks off the pass by Dustin Holbrook in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Greg Walker swats the layup by Johnnie Stone | 6-9 |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone gets the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the jump hook near the basket | 6-9 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Greg Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Dustin Holbrook | 6-11 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael's floater is tipped away by Quinn Botkin | 6-11 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin is open but misses the lay-in | 6-11 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook grabs the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) SF - Johnnie Stone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Good (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Mays (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Dustin Holbrook (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Greg Walker (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Greg Walker scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Dustin Holbrook | 6-13 |
| 11:06 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by John Jackson | 8-13 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | 3 seconds is called on Quinn Botkin | 8-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Darryl Allen, John Jackson, Johnnie Stone, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), Scott Mertens (SG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Clarence Birdwell (PF), John Powers (C) John Mays, Kenneth Smith, Dustin Holbrook, Quinn Botkin, Greg Walker | |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Samuel Johnson | 10-13 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-16 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Pegues - foul #1 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens is hacked by Samuel Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Samuel Johnson and he's hacked by Charles Kawakami - foul #1 on Charles Kawakami, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin (PF) John Powers | |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Pegues | 15-18 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | Mark Mills buries a 3 from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell hits the follow up shot | 18-20 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Mills (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Clarence Birdwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Mark Mills is whistled for a carry | 18-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Allen Fisk (C) Samuel Johnson, Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (SG), Dustin Holbrook (SF), Greg Walker (C) Scott Mertens, Charles Kawakami, Clarence Birdwell | |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Kenneth Smith | 18-23 |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Kevin Pegues - foul #2 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #5 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG) Mark Mills | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG) Kevin Pegues | |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses the jumper from the left side | 21-23 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Quinn Botkin - foul #2 on Quinn Botkin, team foul #6 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF), Thomas Good (C) Marvin Valente, Allen Fisk | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Powers (PF) Quinn Botkin | |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | Greg Walker is fouled on the floor by Thomas Good - foul #1 on Thomas Good, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF) Dustin Holbrook | |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | Greg Walker banks in the layup and he's fouled by Thomas Good - foul #2 on Thomas Good, team foul #6 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (SG) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG) Kenneth Smith | |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson is hacked by Scott Mertens - foul #1 on Scott Mertens, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG), Kenneth Brown (PF) Darryl Allen, Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell (PF) John Powers | |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Greg Walker snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Greg Walker can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 23-26 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Johnnie Stone | 23-26 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Greg Walker - foul #2 on Greg Walker, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG), Darryl Allen (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF) Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG), Dustin Holbrook (SF), Quinn Botkin (PF) John Mays, Scott Mertens, Charles Kawakami, Greg Walker | |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues misses short on a shot from the right side | 24-26 |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Darryl Allen (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Clarence Birdwell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Samuel Johnson and the foul's on Quinn Botkin - foul #3 on Quinn Botkin, team foul #9 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF) Samuel Johnson, Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Powers (PF), John Alejandro (C) Quinn Botkin, Clarence Birdwell | |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses the free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang gets the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang tips it but misses | 26-26 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | John Alejandro gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses long on a jumper from the left side | 26-26 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Brown | 26-26 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Marvin Valente | 28-26 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Kenneth Brown is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #7 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Allen Fisk (C) Darryl Allen, John Jackson, Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF), Greg Walker (C) Dustin Holbrook, John Alejandro | |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael gets the rebound | 28-27 |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | Mark Mills knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-27 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael clanks a jumper from the left side | 31-27 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Thomas Good (C) Graham Strong, Allen Fisk | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (SG), Clarence Birdwell (PF) Kenneth Smith, John Powers | |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael is hacked by Kevin Pegues - foul #3 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #10 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG) Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG) Kevin Pegues | |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Greg Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-29 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone is hacked by Charles Kawakami - foul #2 on Charles Kawakami, team foul #11 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG), Huang-fu Huang (PF) Mark Mills, Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses long on a halfcourt shot | 32-29 |