| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Richard Knight inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | William Parker double dribbles | 28-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 28-27 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the follow up shot | 28-29 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones is hacked by Patrick Grant - foul #1 on Patrick Grant, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Curtis Hines (C) Paul Mathieu, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Chad Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant clanks a runner near the basket | 30-29 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Parker | 30-29 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is whistled for traveling | 30-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Williams (PF) Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Pegg | 30-32 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jon Carnahan - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Chad Smith (PF) Bradley Dunning, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-32 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | William Parker clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-32 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | William Parker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | William Parker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Knight | 34-32 |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg double dribbles | 34-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Paul Mathieu, Richard Knight, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nicholas Pegg | 34-32 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Vernon Fletcher, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 34-32 |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Eldridge Kent | 34-32 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Richard Knight pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi | William Parker misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the tip | 34-32 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | Richard Knight snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Hines | 34-32 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg drills a fadeaway from close range | 34-34 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | William Parker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Chad Smith's pass is intercepted by Bill Greenman | 34-37 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on William Parker - foul #2 on William Parker, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Richard Knight, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Harry Bucy, Bill Greenman, John Jackson | |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Jon Carnahan | 34-39 |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jon Carnahan | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jason Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Grant | 34-42 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | Patrick Grant steps in front of the William Parker pass | 34-42 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant banks in the layup | 34-44 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-44 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-44 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Bradley Dunning | 37-44 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi | William Parker clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Jon Carnahan - foul #2 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #3 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (SG), John Jackson (PF) Nicholas Pegg, Eldridge Kent | |
| 09:50 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | Chad Smith is called for the reach on John Jackson - foul #2 on Chad Smith, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF) Richard Knight | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) John Jackson | |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Curtis Hines - foul #3 on Curtis Hines, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SF) Vernon Fletcher | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | William Parker drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Mathieu | 42-46 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is whistled for a carry | 42-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF) Paul Mathieu, Richard Knight | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Jon Carnahan is called for the reach on Curtis Hines - foul #3 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SF) Vernon Fletcher | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Chad Smith is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Chad Smith, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent (C) Todd Scheetz | |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent is denied on a layup by Chad Smith | 42-46 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | John Jackson tips it in | 42-48 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Richard Knight | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Parker (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman scores on a runner from close range set up by Harry Bucy | 44-50 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Chad Smith | 47-50 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Richard Knight hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-50 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | Chad Smith tips it in | 49-50 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF) Bradley Dunning, Richard Knight | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Harry Bucy, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan can't connect on a shot from the left side | 49-50 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant tips it back up and in | 49-52 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines is whistled for traveling | 49-52 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits a floater in the paint set up by Jon Carnahan and he's fouled by Paul Mathieu - foul #1 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the free throw | 49-55 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | William Parker tips it back up and in | 51-55 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-58 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu is hacked by Jon Carnahan - foul #4 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Richard Knight (SF), Dwight Jones (C) Paul Mathieu, Vernon Fletcher, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), John Jackson (PF) Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jerry Lee | 51-58 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | John Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-58 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dwight Jones | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Parker (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning clanks a 3 from the right corner | 51-58 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Richard Knight, Chad Smith, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Bill Greenman (SF) Harry Bucy, John Jackson | |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 51-58 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Jason Williams pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 51-58 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Jerry Lee | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines can't connect on a floater from the left side | 51-60 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses long on a runner from close range | 51-60 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is hacked by Jon Carnahan - foul #5 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Vernon Fletcher, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent (C) Jon Carnahan | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Richard Knight drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Parker | 54-60 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Bradley Dunning is called for the reach on Patrick Grant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent is hacked by Curtis Hines - foul #4 on Curtis Hines, team foul #7 | 54-60 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | William Parker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the offensive board | 54-62 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | William Parker is hacked by Bill Greenman - foul #2 on Bill Greenman, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF) John Jackson | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Eldridge Kent | 54-62 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Dunning - foul #2 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #8 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines is whistled for traveling | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant runs out the clock | 54-64 |