| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ricardo Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Grant (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-23 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez grabs the offensive rebound | 35-23 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Carlson | 37-23 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | William Grant drills a jumper from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-25 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo gets the rebound | 37-25 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo buries a floater from the left side and he's hacked by Johnny Johnson - foul #2 on Johnny Johnson, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo makes the free throw | 37-28 |
| 17:44 | Kentucky | Steven Digiacomo is called for the reach on Johnny Johnson - foul #4 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton (SF) Steven Digiacomo | |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Raymond Marion is blocked by Timothy Clayton | 37-28 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 37-28 |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson steals it from Johnny Johnson | 37-28 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | William Grant misses badly on a floater from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Early - foul #1 on Kenneth Early, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SG), Joshua Edgell (SF), Leo Agustin (PF), Paul Marks (C) Kenneth Early, Johnny Johnson, Ricardo Hernandez, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport (PF) Efrain Monaco | |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | William Grant makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | William Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson is fouled on the floor by Timothy Hidalgo - foul #1 on Timothy Hidalgo, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (SG), Dana Echols (C) William Grant, Timothy Hidalgo | |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin hits a jumpshot from the left side | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Edgell (fresh) PF - Leo Agustin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Marks (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Young (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Clayton (fresh) PF - Eddie Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dana Echols (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Brian Carlson is called for the reach on Robert Thompson - foul #1 on Brian Carlson, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (PG) Robert Thompson | |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | Leo Agustin picks off the pass by George Brown | 39-30 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey is whistled for traveling | 39-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Ricardo Hernandez (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Jimmy Ramey, Leo Agustin, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco (PF), Timothy Hidalgo (C) Eddie Davenport, Dana Echols | |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo buries a shot in the paint and the foul's on Raymond Marion - foul #1 on Raymond Marion, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson (SF) Joshua Edgell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Thompson (PG), William Grant (SG) George Brown, Jason Young | |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo misses the free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton grabs the offensive board | 39-32 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo can't connect on a jumper from close range | 39-32 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Timothy Hidalgo swats the layup by Raymond Marion | 39-32 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | William Grant hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 39-32 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Timothy Clayton can't tip it in | 39-32 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Johnny Johnson | 39-32 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Raymond Marion | 41-32 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo is fouled on the floor by Raymond Marion - foul #2 on Raymond Marion, team foul #5 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SG) Kenneth Early | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo (SF) Timothy Clayton | |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | William Grant hits a floater from the left block set up by Robert Thompson | 41-34 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 41-34 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion snags the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey misses the shot from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | William Grant gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Johnny Johnson | 41-34 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson tips it but misses | 41-34 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Thompson | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnny Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ricardo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Grant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven Digiacomo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. PF - Efrain Monaco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Brian Carlson | 43-37 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco is hacked by Ricardo Hernandez - foul #2 on Ricardo Hernandez, team foul #6 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Joshua Edgell (SF), Paul Marks (PF) Johnny Johnson, Ricardo Hernandez, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (PG), Jason Young (SG), Eddie Davenport (PF), Dana Echols (C) Robert Thompson, William Grant, Efrain Monaco, Timothy Hidalgo | |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-37 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Early | 45-37 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Steven Digiacomo is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Steven Digiacomo, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leo Agustin (PF) Brian Carlson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Thompson (PG), Timothy Clayton (SF), Efrain Monaco (PF), Timothy Hidalgo (C) George Brown, Steven Digiacomo, Eddie Davenport, Dana Echols | |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Efrain Monaco - foul #2 on Efrain Monaco, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Thompson and the foul's on Paul Marks - foul #1 on Paul Marks, team foul #7 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez (PF) Leo Agustin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Grant (SG) Jason Young | |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Paul Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Paul Marks is fouled on the floor by Timothy Clayton - foul #2 on Timothy Clayton, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG), Johnny Johnson (SF), Raymond Marion (C) Jimmy Ramey, Joshua Edgell, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Raymond Marion | 48-39 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Raymond Marion is called for the reach on Timothy Hidalgo - foul #3 on Raymond Marion, team foul #8 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SG) Kenneth Early | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport (PF) Efrain Monaco | |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey blows the dunk but the foul's on William Grant - foul #2 on William Grant, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Ramey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ricardo Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Clayton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eddie Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-41 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion snags the offensive board | 50-41 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez is whistled for a carry | 50-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Joshua Edgell (SF), Paul Marks (PF) Johnny Johnson, Ricardo Hernandez, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Young (SG), Efrain Monaco (PF), Dana Echols (C) William Grant, Eddie Davenport, Timothy Hidalgo | |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco drills a shot near the basket | 50-43 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Early | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco blows the layup | 52-43 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Dana Echols can't tip it in | 52-43 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | Jason Young hits the follow up shot | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Paul Marks tips it back up and in | 54-45 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Joshua Edgell is called for the reach on Dana Echols - foul #1 on Joshua Edgell, team foul #9 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leo Agustin (SF), Ricardo Hernandez (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Brian Carlson, Kenneth Early, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (PG), William Grant (SG) Robert Thompson, Jason Young | |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Dana Echols misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | George Brown gets the offensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco is hacked by Raymond Marion - foul #4 on Raymond Marion, team foul #10 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson (SF) Leo Agustin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo (C) Dana Echols | |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco misses the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco misses the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion snags the defensive board | 54-45 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion scores on a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Timothy Hidalgo - foul #2 on Timothy Hidalgo, team foul #7 | 56-45 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses the free throw | 56-45 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Timothy Hidalgo grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | George Brown is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 56-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG) Jimmy Ramey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Clayton - foul #3 on Timothy Clayton, team foul #8 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Thompson (PG) George Brown | |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-45 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | Efrain Monaco dunks the ball set up by Robert Thompson | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joshua Edgell (fresh) SF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ricardo Hernandez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 5 ast. SG - William Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Timothy Clayton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Efrain Monaco (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Hidalgo (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez's fadeaway is rejected by Efrain Monaco | 58-47 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | William Grant snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Robert Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (PG), Kenneth Early (SG), Leo Agustin (SF), Paul Marks (PF) Brian Carlson, Joshua Edgell, Johnny Johnson, Ricardo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (PG), Jason Young (SG), Eddie Davenport (PF), Dana Echols (C) Robert Thompson, William Grant, Efrain Monaco, Timothy Hidalgo | |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Paul Marks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 58-47 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | Dana Echols grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Jason Young can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Early | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Raymond Marion steps in front of the Dana Echols pass | 60-47 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Eddie Davenport denies the turnaround by Leo Agustin | 60-47 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Dana Echols hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Eddie Davenport snags the offensive board | 60-47 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | George Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Paul Marks - foul #2 on Paul Marks, team foul #11 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG), Johnny Johnson (SF), Ricardo Hernandez (PF) Jimmy Ramey, Leo Agustin, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | George Brown misses the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | George Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson is hacked by George Brown - foul #1 on George Brown, team foul #9 | 60-48 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | George Brown scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-50 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson runs out the clock | 62-50 |