| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) SG - Donald Scott (fresh) SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) SG - John Childs (fresh) SF - Walter Harris (fresh) PF - Robert Scott (fresh) C - Markus Duell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Yong Chin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Severson | 3-0 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Scott | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | Yong Chin scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Scott | 6-2 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | John Childs drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Eric Carter | 6-4 |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-4 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista grabs the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses long on a floater from the right side | 6-4 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | John Childs grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | John Childs is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Scott - foul #1 on Donald Scott, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (SF) Theodore Batista | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Richard Hurlbert (PF), Eugenio Romano (C) Eric Carter, Robert Scott, Markus Duell | |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Marlon Kapoor swats the short shot by Walter Harris | 6-4 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | Walter Harris tips it in | 6-6 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | Yong Chin is fouled on the floor by Jesus Marquez - foul #1 on Jesus Marquez, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (SG), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Donald Scott, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (SG), Robert Scott (SF) John Childs, Walter Harris | |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | Yong Chin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (SG) Yong Chin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Markus Duell (C) Richard Hurlbert | |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Robert Scott's pass is intercepted by Gilbert Lombard in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | Robert Scott gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) SG - Eric Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Scott (fresh) PF - Eugenio Romano (fresh) C - Markus Duell (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Patrick Pullins swats the short shot by Markus Duell | 6-6 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano hits the follow up shot | 6-8 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gilbert Lombard | 8-8 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | Markus Duell misses the easy layup | 8-8 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Scott - foul #1 on Robert Scott, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Stephen Baker, Gilbert Lombard, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG), Walter Harris (SF), Richard Hurlbert (PF) Eric Carter, Robert Scott, Markus Duell | |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | Walter Harris misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-8 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano tips it home | 10-10 |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | Donald Scott is hacked by Richard Hurlbert - foul #1 on Richard Hurlbert, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG) Jiao-Long Xue | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Yong Chin | 12-10 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Yong Chin - foul #1 on Yong Chin, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG), Markus Duell (C) Jesus Marquez, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano makes the 1st free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anthony Severson | 12-11 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor loses the ball out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (SG), Raymond Lally (PF) Donald Scott, Theodore Batista | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Robert Scott (PF) Eric Carter, Eugenio Romano | |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Walter Harris misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 12-11 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Yong Chin snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 12-11 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Yong Chin gets the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 12-11 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Walter Harris | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Baker (fresh) SF - Anthony Severson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fairly fresh) SG - John Childs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Walter Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) C - Markus Duell (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Walter Harris is fouled on the floor by Anthony Severson - foul #1 on Anthony Severson, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Patrick Pullins (C) Yong Chin, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG), Eugenio Romano (C) Jesus Marquez, Markus Duell | |
| 11:07 | Mississippi | John Childs scores on a floater from the left block | 12-13 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Gilbert Lombard (PF) Stephen Baker, Raymond Lally | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Markus Duell (PF) John Childs, Walter Harris | |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Eric Carter misses the easy layup | 12-13 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Markus Duell pulls down the rebound | 12-13 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | Eric Carter misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-13 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jiao-Long Xue | 12-13 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue misses long on a shot from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez misses short on an open shot from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jesus Marquez | 12-13 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi | Eric Carter misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Patrick Pullins | 12-13 |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Donald Scott is blocked by Robert Scott | 12-13 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Scott - foul #2 on Donald Scott, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Stephen Baker (SG), Anthony Severson (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Donald Scott, Theodore Batista, Gilbert Lombard, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG), Walter Harris (SF), Richard Hurlbert (PF) Jesus Marquez, Robert Scott, Eugenio Romano | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Yong Chin steals it from John Childs | 12-13 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | Yong Chin lays it up and in | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Baker (fresh) SF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Childs (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Walter Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) C - Markus Duell (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Yong Chin steals it from Markus Duell | 14-13 |
| 06:52 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Yong Chin | 14-13 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson can't throw it down but he's fouled by John Childs - foul #1 on John Childs, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Robert Scott (PF), Eugenio Romano (C) Eric Carter, Richard Hurlbert, Markus Duell | |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez loses the dribble to Stephen Baker in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Yong Chin is hacked by Jesus Marquez - foul #2 on Jesus Marquez, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF) Stephen Baker, Raymond Lally | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG) Jesus Marquez | |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Robert Scott steals it from Anthony Severson | 14-13 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Walter Harris is hacked by Gilbert Lombard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gilbert Lombard, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | John Childs scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Carter | 14-16 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Eugenio Romano is called for the reach on Marlon Kapoor - foul #1 on Eugenio Romano, team foul #6 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Theodore Batista (SF), Raymond Lally (PF) Yong Chin, Gilbert Lombard, Anthony Severson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Markus Duell (C) Eugenio Romano | |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-16 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally snags the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jiao-Long Xue | 17-16 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Walter Harris misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-16 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Robert Scott grabs the offensive board | 17-16 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi | Eric Carter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-16 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker's pass is intercepted by Walter Harris | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (fairly fresh) C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (tiring) 2 ast. SG - John Childs (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Walter Harris (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Scott (tiring) 2 reb. C - Markus Duell (tiring) | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | John Childs is fouled on the floor by Marlon Kapoor - foul #1 on Marlon Kapoor, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Theodore Batista, Raymond Lally, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Eugenio Romano (PF) Eric Carter, Robert Scott | |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Childs | 17-18 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Gilbert Lombard and the foul's on Eugenio Romano - foul #2 on Eugenio Romano, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Scott (PF) Markus Duell | |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the free throw | 19-18 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | John Childs lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Scott and he's hacked by Stephen Baker - foul #1 on Stephen Baker, team foul #7 | 19-20 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the free throw | 19-21 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Severson and he's fouled by Jesus Marquez - foul #3 on Jesus Marquez, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG), Markus Duell (PF) Jesus Marquez, Robert Scott | |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the free throw | 22-21 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Gilbert Lombard is called for the reach on Eric Carter - foul #2 on Gilbert Lombard, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Theodore Batista (SF) Gilbert Lombard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Scott (PF) Eugenio Romano | |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Eric Carter makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Eric Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 01:20 | Kentucky | Yong Chin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Robert Scott snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Markus Duell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Lally (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Anthony Severson, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano (C) Markus Duell | |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Eugenio Romano - foul #3 on Eugenio Romano, team foul #9 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (SG) Yong Chin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Markus Duell (C) Eugenio Romano | |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Robert Scott buries a jump hook from close range | 23-25 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally misses the tip | 23-25 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker hits the follow up shot | 25-25 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | John Childs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Raymond Lally - foul #1 on Raymond Lally, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Anthony Severson (PF) Stephen Baker, Theodore Batista, Raymond Lally | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert (PF) Robert Scott | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | John Childs misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Yong Chin hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 25-26 |