| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Dawley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Spann (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | James Dickerson inbounds the ball | 33-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by James Dickerson | 33-46 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Nicholas Anderson | 33-46 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Anderson | 33-49 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson travels in the backcourt | 33-49 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Roland Dixon steps in front of the Nicholas Anderson pass | 33-49 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Jeffrey Zybia - foul #2 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #1 | 33-49 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | John Howard steals it from Jeffrey Zybia | 33-49 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 33-49 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses the tip | 33-49 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | William Dawley can't tip it in | 33-49 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Cecil Skinner | 33-51 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson drills a floater near the basket set up by Jeffrey Zybia | 36-53 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by John Howard | 38-53 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | Roland Dixon is called for the reach on Cecil Skinner - foul #2 on Roland Dixon, team foul #1 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), John Adams (SF), Anton Turner (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Larry Johnson, John Howard, William Dawley, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Christopher Laird (SF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Nicholas Anderson, Christopher Spann | |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Roland Dixon | 38-53 |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon hits the finger roll | 40-53 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay is fouled on the floor by Wayne Blocker - foul #3 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #2 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Jesse Boyers (C) Roland Dixon, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG), Christopher Spann (C) Cecil Skinner, Ronald Edwards | |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann scores on a jump hook from the left block | 40-55 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SF - John Adams (fresh) PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Laird (fresh) PF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Spann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | John Adams misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-55 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Anton Turner swats the layup by Christopher Spann | 40-55 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | James Dickerson grabs the offensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Harold Corona throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SF), William Dawley (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Larry Johnson, Anton Turner, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Cecil Skinner (SG), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Jeremy Macaulay, Harold Corona, James Dickerson | |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | William Dawley hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-55 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis is hacked by Christopher Laird - foul #1 on Christopher Laird, team foul #2 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Roland Dixon (SG) Jeffrey Jarvis, John Adams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards (C) Christopher Spann | |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Ronald Edwards steps in front of the Wayne Blocker pass | 40-55 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia is fouled on the floor by John Howard - foul #1 on John Howard, team foul #3 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF) Christopher Laird | |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia is hacked by Larry Johnson - foul #1 on Larry Johnson, team foul #4 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Spann (C) Ronald Edwards | |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-55 |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | William Dawley gets the rebound | 40-55 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | William Dawley is whistled for traveling | 40-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), John Adams (SF), Jesse Boyers (C) Larry Johnson, John Howard, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Nicholas Anderson | |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Jeremy Macaulay | 40-57 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Jeremy Macaulay - foul #1 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #3 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PF) William Dawley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Laird (SF) Ronald Edwards | |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Jarvis | 42-57 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis hits the finger roll | 44-57 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Christopher Spann, team foul #4 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG), Ronald Edwards (C) Cecil Skinner, James Dickerson | |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers is whistled for a carry | 44-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Jeremy Macaulay, Ronald Edwards | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) 15 pts. 4 stl. SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Adams (fresh) PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Laird (fresh) PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Spann (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann drills a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Jesse Boyers - foul #3 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #5 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG) Roland Dixon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann makes the free throw | 44-60 |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | John Adams drills a 3 from the left corner | 47-60 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson is whistled for traveling | 47-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SF), William Dawley (PF) John Adams, Anton Turner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (SG), Ronald Edwards (C) Harold Corona, Christopher Spann | |
| 10:54 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-60 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | William Dawley hits the follow up shot | 49-60 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson misses short on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Jarvis - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jarvis, team foul #6 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker (C) Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF) Christopher Laird | |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 49-62 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 49-62 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by John Howard | 51-62 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson misses long on an open jumper from the right wing | 51-62 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | James Dickerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-62 |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | William Dawley gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jarvis, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roland Dixon (SG), John Adams (SF), Anton Turner (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, John Howard, William Dawley, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Christopher Laird (SF), Christopher Spann (PF) Jeffrey Zybia, James Dickerson, Nicholas Anderson | |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-62 |
| 08:33 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Jesse Boyers | 53-62 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards is hacked by Jesse Boyers - foul #4 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker (C) Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG) Cecil Skinner | |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Ronald Edwards - foul #2 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #5 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson (PF) Ronald Edwards | |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Harold Corona pulls down the rebound | 54-64 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird knocks in the floater from the right side | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Adams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Laird (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Spann (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | John Adams scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roland Dixon | 56-66 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Anton Turner - foul #2 on Anton Turner, team foul #9 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (PG), William Dawley (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) Larry Johnson, Anton Turner, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (SG), James Dickerson (SF) Harold Corona, Christopher Laird | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | John Howard is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Macaulay - foul #2 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #6 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG) John Adams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Christopher Laird (SF) Jeremy Macaulay, Nicholas Anderson | |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | John Howard misses the jumper from the right block | 56-67 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann slams it home set up by Cecil Skinner out of the doubleteam and he's fouled by Jesse Boyers - foul #5 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #10 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker (C) Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann makes the free throw | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | William Dawley dunks the ball set up by Jeffrey Jarvis | 58-70 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by John Howard - foul #2 on John Howard, team foul #11 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Adams (SG) Roland Dixon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson (PF), Ronald Edwards (C) James Dickerson, Christopher Spann | |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | John Adams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-71 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards grabs the board | 58-71 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 58-71 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Dawley | 58-71 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-71 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards pulls down the rebound | 58-71 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Blocker | 58-71 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker gets the rebound | 58-71 |
| 04:26 | Kentucky | John Adams buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-71 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by John Adams - foul #2 on John Adams, team foul #12 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Roland Dixon (SG), Anton Turner (PF) Jeffrey Jarvis, John Howard, William Dawley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), James Dickerson (SF), Christopher Spann (PF) Jeffrey Zybia, Christopher Laird, Nicholas Anderson | |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Edwards - foul #3 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #7 | 61-73 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG) Cecil Skinner | |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards gets the rebound | 61-73 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Harold Corona comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-73 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Anton Turner snags the defensive board | 61-73 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Adams (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Spann (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 61-73 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Christopher Spann | 61-73 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Wayne Blocker denies the turnaround by Christopher Spann | 61-73 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | Harold Corona tips it back up and in | 61-75 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-75 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SF), William Dawley (PF) John Adams, Anton Turner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Cecil Skinner (SG), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Jeremy Macaulay, Harold Corona, Ronald Edwards | |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Roland Dixon | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann misses the runner in the paint | 63-75 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon grabs the board | 63-75 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | William Dawley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 63-75 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | William Dawley grabs the offensive board | 63-75 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-75 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | James Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 63-75 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-75 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker grabs the defensive rebound | 63-75 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Johnson | 66-75 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by James Dickerson | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | The short jumper by William Dawley is denied by Christopher Spann | 66-78 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner gets the rebound | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-78 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to James Dickerson | 66-78 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia runs out the clock | 66-78 |