| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Nagle (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Dooley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Ours (fresh) 2 ast. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Alonzo Montoya (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Christopher Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Trevor Billings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Reppert (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens inbounds the ball | 40-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | David Reppert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-32 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Michael Ours clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-32 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Ted Pack grabs the offensive board | 40-32 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Ted Pack is fouled on the floor by Joseph McConnell - foul #2 on Joseph McConnell, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | James Nagle misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 40-32 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Reppert | 40-32 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Ted Pack grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | John Dooley comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Reppert | 40-32 |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | Joseph McConnell steps in front of the James Nagle pass | 40-35 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | David Reppert misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Nagle - foul #2 on James Nagle, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Forrester (SF), Ian Milanowski (C) John Dooley, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | David Reppert misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | David Reppert makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Trevor Billings - foul #3 on Trevor Billings, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Billy Donnelly (PF) Ted Pack, Michael Ours | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (SG), Norris Beal (PF), Billy Coulombe (C) Alonzo Montoya, Trevor Billings, David Reppert | |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Billy Coulombe | 40-36 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens lays it in despite the doubleteam | 40-38 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (SG) James Nagle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SG) Joseph McConnell | |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | James Ottinger misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens misses the tip | 40-38 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-38 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski tips it in | 42-38 |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | James Ottinger scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Norris Beal | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwight Ray (fresh) SF - David Forrester (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Billy Donnelly (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Ian Milanowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Ottinger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Burruss (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Owens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norris Beal (fresh) 2 pts. C - Billy Coulombe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on James Ottinger - foul #1 on James Ottinger, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), James Nagle (SG), John Dooley (SF), Henry Mosley (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Dwight Ray, David Forrester, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Alonzo Montoya (SG), Trevor Billings (PF), David Reppert (C) James Ottinger, Michael Burruss, Christopher Owens, Billy Coulombe | |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 15:02 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 44-41 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | John Dooley buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Billy Donnelly | 46-41 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-41 |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | David Reppert tips it home | 46-43 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Ted Pack is hacked by Trevor Billings - foul #4 on Trevor Billings, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Ours (PF) Billy Donnelly | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe (PF) Trevor Billings | |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Michael Ours loses the dribble to Joseph McConnell | 46-43 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | John Dooley picks off the pass by David Reppert | 46-43 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi | James Nagle lays it in on a great pass from John Dooley | 48-43 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Michael Ours is called for the reach on Norris Beal - foul #1 on Michael Ours, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (SG), Christopher Owens (SF) Joseph McConnell, Norris Beal | |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | David Reppert misses the fadeaway from the right side | 48-43 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | John Dooley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | James Nagle can't tip it in | 48-43 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya hits a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Reppert | 48-45 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | Michael Ours scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ted Pack | 51-45 |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 51-45 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | James Nagle pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Nagle (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Dooley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Ours (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. C - Henry Mosley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Montoya (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - James Ottinger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Billy Coulombe (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - David Reppert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | James Nagle misses the 3 from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens is whistled for a carry | 51-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Dwight Ray (SG), David Forrester (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Ted Pack, James Nagle, John Dooley, Michael Ours, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Norris Beal (PF), Trevor Billings (C) Alonzo Montoya, Billy Coulombe, David Reppert | |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez travels in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph McConnell and he's hacked by Ian Milanowski - foul #2 on Ian Milanowski, team foul #3 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SG) James Ottinger | |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | Trevor Billings steps in front of the Billy Donnelly pass | 51-48 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Dwight Ray steps in front of the Joseph McConnell pass in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray throws it down | 53-48 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss's fadeaway is rejected by David Forrester | 53-48 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly snags the defensive board | 53-48 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly connects on the floater in the lane | 55-48 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens is called for 5 seconds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Ours (PF) Billy Donnelly | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (SG), David Reppert (C) Michael Burruss, Christopher Owens | |
| 08:45 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-48 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | Michael Ours tips it home | 57-48 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | David Reppert's pass is intercepted by Ian Milanowski | 57-48 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray's 3 pointer is rejected by James Ottinger | 57-48 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Reppert | 57-48 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings is hacked by Michael Ours - foul #2 on Michael Ours, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), James Nagle (SG), Walter Holland (SF), Henry Mosley (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Dwight Ray, David Forrester, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya (PG), Billy Coulombe (PF) Joseph McConnell, Trevor Billings | |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Nagle (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Walter Holland (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Ours (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Montoya (fresh) 16 pts. SG - James Ottinger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Beal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Billy Coulombe (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Reppert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi | Michael Ours misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-50 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Ted Pack tips it home | 59-50 |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | Michael Ours is called for the reach on James Ottinger - foul #3 on Michael Ours, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dooley (SF), Bryan Towers (C) Walter Holland, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Christopher Owens (SF), Trevor Billings (PF) James Ottinger, Norris Beal, David Reppert | |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Joseph McConnell | 59-52 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bryan Towers, team foul #6 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly (PF) Michael Ours | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Reppert (C) Billy Coulombe | |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater in the paint | 59-52 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Ted Pack gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Henry Mosley (C) Bryan Towers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Norris Beal (PF) Trevor Billings | |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Norris Beal is fouled on the floor by John Dooley - foul #1 on John Dooley, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG) Ted Pack | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (SG) Alonzo Montoya | |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Norris Beal makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Norris Beal makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Owens - foul #2 on Christopher Owens, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (SG) James Nagle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SG) Joseph McConnell | |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens misses long on a floater near the basket | 61-54 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Abdul Guiterrez | 61-54 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray is fouled on the floor by James Ottinger - foul #2 on James Ottinger, team foul #6 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Forrester (SF), Michael Ours (PF) John Dooley, Billy Donnelly | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe (C) David Reppert | |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 64-54 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 64-54 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens snags the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | James Ottinger clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Norris Beal can't tip it in | 64-54 |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe snags the offensive board | 64-54 |
| 03:17 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens's layup is rejected by Henry Mosley | 64-54 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss grabs the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), James Nagle (SG), John Dooley (SF) Abdul Guiterrez, Dwight Ray, David Forrester | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Alonzo Montoya (SG), Trevor Billings (PF) James Ottinger, Michael Burruss, Norris Beal | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Nagle (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Dooley (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Ours (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alonzo Montoya (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Christopher Owens (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Trevor Billings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Billy Coulombe (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Joseph McConnell and the foul's on John Dooley - foul #2 on John Dooley, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Reppert (C) Billy Coulombe | |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens misses the free throw | 64-56 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings gets the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | David Reppert comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-56 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to David Reppert | 64-56 |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the right wing | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | John Dooley drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Ours | 67-58 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | John Dooley steps in front of the Joseph McConnell pass | 67-58 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | James Nagle hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Dooley | 69-58 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | David Reppert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 69-58 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Ted Pack pulls down the rebound | 69-58 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Michael Ours buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-58 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell is hacked by James Nagle in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Nagle, team foul #9 | 72-58 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley gets the rebound | 72-59 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | James Nagle can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 72-59 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Henry Mosley | 72-59 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | James Nagle drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Mosley | 75-59 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the right block | 75-59 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens tips it back up and in | 75-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | James Nagle makes the driving attempt from close range | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 77-61 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings hits the follow up shot | 77-63 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Ted Pack runs out the clock | 77-63 |