| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) SG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Stroud (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rick Dillon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Penrose (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | William Stroud inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi | Timothy Penrose steals it from Eric Ferguson | 32-27 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Eric Ferguson - foul #1 on Eric Ferguson, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Smith | 34-29 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | William Stroud splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-29 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clinton Meyer | 34-29 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis is hacked by Damon Desroches in the backcourt - foul #1 on Damon Desroches, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Steele (PF) Clinton Meyer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Matthew McCleary, William Stroud, Timothy Penrose | |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Steven Steele is fouled on the floor by Jamie Okamoto - foul #2 on Jamie Okamoto, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Finney (SG), Kenneth Young (PF) Damon Desroches, Rick Dillon | |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | William King misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | Kenneth Gilbert is called for the reach on William King in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Gilbert, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Albert Tseng (PF) Willie Lewis, William King | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on Steven Finney - foul #2 on Steven Finney, team foul #4 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer (PF) Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Damon Desroches (SG), William Stroud (SF), Rick Dillon (PF), Timothy Penrose (C) Martin Lindsay, Steven Finney, Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Young, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses short on a floater from the left side | 35-32 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thurman Lewis | 35-32 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | Matthew McCleary is called for the reach on Stan Conley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew McCleary, team foul #5 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (SG), William King (SF), Robert Smith (C) Barry Davis, Steven Steele, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the floater in the paint | 37-32 |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches is fouled on the floor by Eric Ferguson - foul #2 on Eric Ferguson, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG) Stan Conley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert (C) Timothy Penrose | |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon is fouled on the floor by Clinton Meyer - foul #3 on Clinton Meyer, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Steele (PF) Clinton Meyer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), Steven Finney (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF) Matthew McCleary, Damon Desroches, William Stroud, Rick Dillon | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Martin Lindsay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jamie Okamoto (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | Willie Lewis steps in front of the Kenneth Gilbert pass | 37-32 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Steven Steele banks in the layup on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 39-32 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young banks in the layup set up by Jamie Okamoto | 39-34 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Lindsay - foul #2 on Martin Lindsay, team foul #6 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG), Timothy Penrose (C) Steven Finney, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Damon Desroches - foul #2 on Damon Desroches, team foul #7 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Clinton Meyer (PF) Willie Lewis, William King | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (SF), Rick Dillon (PF) Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Young | |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay's pass is intercepted by Barry Davis | 41-34 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Timothy Penrose is called for the reach on Barry Davis - foul #2 on Timothy Penrose, team foul #8 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (SF) Steven Steele | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Steven Finney (SG), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Martin Lindsay, Damon Desroches, Timothy Penrose | |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary buries a shot from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng loses the dribble to William Stroud in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Albert Tseng is called for the reach on William Stroud - foul #1 on Albert Tseng, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Eric Ferguson (SG), William King (SF), Robert Smith (C) Stan Conley, Barry Davis, Clinton Meyer, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF) William Stroud, Rick Dillon | |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto clanks a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #5 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Steele (PF) Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG) Steven Finney | |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Young | 43-40 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Gilbert - foul #2 on Kenneth Gilbert, team foul #9 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), William Stroud (SF), Rick Dillon (PF), Timothy Penrose (C) Matthew McCleary, Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Young, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 12:07 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-40 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches grabs the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay misses the 3 from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Steele (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Martin Lindsay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damon Desroches (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Stroud (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Rick Dillon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Penrose (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi | Timothy Penrose picks off the pass by William King in the backcourt | 45-40 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Penrose | 45-43 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | The short jumper by William King is denied by Timothy Penrose | 45-43 |
| 10:37 | Kentucky | William Stroud grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by William Stroud | 45-45 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon blows the layup | 45-45 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay can't tip it in | 45-45 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon can't tip it in | 45-45 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | William Stroud tips it back up and in | 45-47 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses badly on a shot from close range | 45-47 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | Robert Smith tips it back up and in | 47-47 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | William Stroud shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-49 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | William King misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | William King gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis loses the dribble to Rick Dillon | 47-49 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 47-49 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | William King banks in the layup set up by Eric Ferguson | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Ferguson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William King (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Steele (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Martin Lindsay (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damon Desroches (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Stroud (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Rick Dillon (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Penrose (tiring) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Steven Steele takes the ball from William Stroud | 49-49 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis is hacked by Martin Lindsay in the backcourt - foul #3 on Martin Lindsay, team foul #10 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Albert Tseng (SF), Clinton Meyer (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Eric Ferguson, William King, Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Steven Finney (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Martin Lindsay, Damon Desroches, William Stroud, Rick Dillon, Timothy Penrose | |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis snags the offensive board | 50-49 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Gilbert - foul #3 on Kenneth Gilbert, team foul #11 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG) Willie Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-49 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Barry Davis snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Barry Davis is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Barry Davis, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 52-49 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 52-49 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | Barry Davis hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Stan Conley | 54-49 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Steven Finney | 54-51 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Steven Finney is called for the reach on Barry Davis - foul #3 on Steven Finney, team foul #12 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), William King (SF), Robert Smith (C) Stan Conley, Albert Tseng, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG), William Stroud (SF), Sherman Holmes (PF) Steven Finney, Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Young | |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-51 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Barry Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson (SG) Barry Davis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose (C) Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Damon Desroches | 54-53 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 54-53 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Ferguson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Meyer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Smith (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Damon Desroches (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Stroud (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Sherman Holmes (fresh) C - Timothy Penrose (tiring) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the wide open turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Stroud | 54-55 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Robert Smith travels with the ball | 54-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Barry Davis (SG), Steven Steele (SF), Albert Tseng (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Willie Lewis, Eric Ferguson, William King, Clinton Meyer, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Finney (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF), Rick Dillon (C) Damon Desroches, William Stroud, Sherman Holmes, Timothy Penrose | |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon loses the ball out of bounds | 54-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Eric Ferguson (SG), William King (SF), Clinton Meyer (PF), Robert Smith (C) Stan Conley, Barry Davis, Steven Steele, Albert Tseng, Thurman Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG), William Stroud (SF), Timothy Penrose (C) Steven Finney, Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Young | |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Matthew McCleary picks off the pass by William King in the backcourt | 54-55 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary lays it up and in | 54-57 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Willie Lewis | 57-57 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Matthew McCleary | 57-59 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer is hacked by Rick Dillon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rick Dillon, team foul #13 | 57-59 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon lays it up and in | 59-61 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Robert Smith can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 59-61 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches is hacked by Willie Lewis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Willie Lewis, team foul #7 | 59-61 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | William King misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-63 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Eric Ferguson pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-63 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | William King misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-63 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose grabs the defensive rebound | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose runs out the clock | 59-63 |