| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elmer Albin (fresh) SF - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gino Rogers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | William Hamilton inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:54 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb's pass is intercepted by Leroy Haring in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ralph Silvernail - foul #2 on Ralph Silvernail, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers clanks a floater from the right side | 33-27 |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Robert Conley buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Leroy Haring | 35-27 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Robert Conley picks off the pass by William Hamilton | 35-27 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Robert Conley is denied on a layup by William Hamilton | 35-27 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the floater from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Robert Conley hits a fadeaway from the free throw line and he's fouled by Ralph Silvernail - foul #3 on Ralph Silvernail, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Shackelford (C) Ralph Silvernail | |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | William Hamilton is hacked by Michael Hilliker - foul #1 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin gets the rebound | 38-29 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Elmer Albin and the foul's on Clarence O'Kell - foul #1 on Clarence O'Kell, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart makes the free throw | 41-29 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-29 |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 17:03 | Kentucky | Robert Conley scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Elmer Albin and he's hacked by Gino Rogers - foul #2 on Gino Rogers, team foul #4 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (PG), Ernest Brown (SG) Leroy Haring, Elmer Albin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez (SG) Gino Rogers | |
| 17:03 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the free throw | 44-29 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | James Shackelford knocks in the floater in the lane | 44-31 |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | Robert Conley's layup is rejected by James Shackelford | 44-31 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | James Shackelford grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by William Hamilton | 44-33 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-33 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Lemansky (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ernest Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hilliker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Arthur Ewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Conley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Domingo Lopez (fresh) SF - William Hamilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shackelford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Clarence O'Kell steals the ball from Robert Conley | 44-33 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Conley - foul #1 on Robert Conley, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Elmer Albin (SG), Tom Fontes (C) Ernest Brown, Michael Hilliker, Robert Conley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (SG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Domingo Lopez, William Hamilton, Clarence O'Kell, James Shackelford | |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-35 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG) Daniel Lamb | |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-35 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | James Lemansky grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart misses long on a floater near the basket | 46-35 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | James Lemansky tips it but misses | 46-35 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Llewellyn and the foul's on James Lemansky - foul #1 on James Lemansky, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG), Michael Hilliker (SF), Nathan Ryan (PF), Robert Conley (C) Elmer Albin, James Lemansky, Arthur Ewart, Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Hamilton (SF), Clarence O'Kell (PF) Jason Engelhardt, Ralph Elsea | |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail makes the free throw | 46-38 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan is fouled on the floor by Clarence O'Kell - foul #2 on Clarence O'Kell, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (PG) John Llewellyn | |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Robert Conley hits the finger roll | 48-38 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell drills a shot from the left block | 48-40 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Daniel Lamb - foul #2 on Daniel Lamb, team foul #6 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SG) Ernest Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Shackelford (C) Ralph Silvernail | |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb is fouled on the floor by Leroy Haring - foul #1 on Leroy Haring, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG) Leroy Haring | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (SG) Joseph Thompson | |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | William Hamilton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Robert Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | William Hamilton blocks the short jumper by James Lemansky | 50-40 |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | James Lemansky tips it but misses | 50-40 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the board | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Lemansky (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ernest Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gino Rogers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Mississippi | Nathan Ryan takes the ball from Clarence O'Kell | 50-40 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the lay-in but he's hacked by James Shackelford - foul #1 on James Shackelford, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Elmer Albin (SG), Arthur Ewart (PF) James Lemansky, Ernest Brown, Nathan Ryan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Joseph Thompson (SG), Ralph Silvernail (C) Daniel Lamb, Gino Rogers, James Shackelford | |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Michael Hilliker steals the ball from John Llewellyn | 52-40 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin slams it home set up by Michael Hilliker | 54-40 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the offensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Joseph Thompson is denied by Robert Conley | 54-40 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring is called for traveling | 54-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SF), Tom Fontes (C) Michael Hilliker, Robert Conley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (PG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF) John Llewellyn, William Hamilton, Clarence O'Kell | |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Lamb | 54-42 |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | James Lemansky knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Leroy Haring and he's hacked by Jason Engelhardt - foul #1 on Jason Engelhardt, team foul #8 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan (C) Leroy Haring | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses the free throw | 56-42 |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | James Lemansky clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan can't tip it in | 56-42 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses the tip | 56-42 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 56-42 |
| 08:25 | Kentucky | James Lemansky grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Ralph Silvernail blocks the short jumper by Arthur Ewart | 56-42 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Elmer Albin - foul #3 on Elmer Albin, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Michael Hilliker (SF), Robert Conley (C) Elmer Albin, Tom Fontes, Arthur Ewart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (SG), William Hamilton (SF), Clarence O'Kell (PF) Joseph Thompson, Jason Engelhardt, Ralph Elsea | |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail misses the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail makes the 2nd free throw | 56-43 |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring can't tip it in | 56-43 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | William Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gino Rogers (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Silvernail (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | The jumper by Ralph Silvernail is denied by Nathan Ryan | 56-43 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb hits the follow up shot | 56-45 |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan loses the ball out of bounds | 56-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG) James Lemansky | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), James Shackelford (C) Daniel Lamb, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | James Shackelford is fouled on the floor by Michael Hilliker - foul #2 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (SG) Gino Rogers | |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Nathan Ryan swats the short shot by William Hamilton | 56-45 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Leroy Haring | 58-45 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | William Hamilton drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Llewellyn | 58-48 |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Robert Conley is denied by Clarence O'Kell | 58-48 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring tips it home | 60-48 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-48 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Robert Conley pulls down the rebound | 60-48 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan misses the dunk but he's fouled by James Shackelford - foul #2 on James Shackelford, team foul #9 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (PG), Elmer Albin (SG), Tom Fontes (C) Leroy Haring, Ernest Brown, Robert Conley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (PG) John Llewellyn | |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | William Hamilton banks in the layup on a great pass from Clarence O'Kell | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan misses the turnaround from the left block | 62-50 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb gets the rebound | 62-50 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-50 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-50 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Tom Fontes - foul #1 on Tom Fontes, team foul #7 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SF), Arthur Ewart (PF) Michael Hilliker, Nathan Ryan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) William Hamilton, Clarence O'Kell, James Shackelford | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 62-51 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Lemansky (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Elmer Albin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Brown (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | James Lemansky is fouled on the floor by Daniel Lamb - foul #3 on Daniel Lamb, team foul #10 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Conley (C) Ernest Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (SG) Joseph Thompson | |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail's floater is tipped away by Robert Conley | 64-52 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail gets the offensive rebound | 64-52 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Michael Hilliker (SF) James Lemansky, Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (SG), William Hamilton (SF), Clarence O'Kell (PF) Gino Rogers, Jason Engelhardt, Ralph Elsea | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 64-52 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Robert Conley gets the rebound | 64-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Robert Conley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 64-52 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell gets the rebound | 64-52 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson makes the fadeaway from close range | 64-54 |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | Robert Conley hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Leroy Haring | 66-54 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Lamb | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker is hacked by Joseph Thompson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #11 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (PG), Nathan Ryan (PF) Leroy Haring, Arthur Ewart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the board | 67-56 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail connects on the shot in the lane | 67-58 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin is hacked by Joseph Thompson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #12 | 67-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (SG) Joseph Thompson | |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | William Hamilton drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gino Rogers | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Daniel Lamb is called for the reach on Elmer Albin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Lamb, team foul #13 | 69-61 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 2nd free throw | 71-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | William Hamilton drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Silvernail | 71-64 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin is fouled in the backcourt by Gino Rogers - foul #3 on Gino Rogers, team foul #14 | 71-64 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 1st free throw | 72-64 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-64 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Conley | 73-64 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-64 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin is hacked by Gino Rogers in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gino Rogers, team foul #15 | 73-64 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses the 2nd free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell gets the rebound | 73-64 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner but he's hacked by Elmer Albin - foul #4 on Elmer Albin, team foul #8 | 73-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Arthur Ewart (PF) James Lemansky, Nathan Ryan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers misses the 3rd free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart pulls down the rebound | 73-66 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Gino Rogers is called for the reach on Arthur Ewart in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gino Rogers, team foul #16 | 73-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (PG) Leroy Haring | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez (SG) Gino Rogers | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 75-66 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Robert Conley pulls down the rebound | 75-66 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Robert Conley is hacked by Domingo Lopez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Domingo Lopez, team foul #17 | 75-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan (PF) Arthur Ewart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 1st free throw | 76-66 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez is called for traveling | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | James Lemansky runs out the clock | 77-66 |