| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) SG - James Davis (fresh) SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gaston Jolin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Coy Patrick (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Buckles (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Holl (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick inbounds the ball | 19-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-33 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 19-33 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino tips it but misses | 19-33 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Coy Patrick | 19-33 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick's fadeaway is rejected by Fabian Marino | 19-33 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Paul Hester grabs the board | 19-33 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | Coy Patrick takes the ball from Donald McCraven | 19-33 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin is hacked by Arnoldo Marino - foul #2 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #1 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski (PF) Fabian Marino | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Reed (PG), Jeremy Dominquez (SG), Ramiro Martinez (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Charles Williams (C) Gaston Jolin, Willie Robertson, Coy Patrick, Robert Buckles, Gary Holl | |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Mladen Linkowski is called for the reach on Dean Reed - foul #2 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #2 | 19-33 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Dean Reed drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Mooneyhan | 19-36 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 22-36 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 22-36 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Charles Williams can't tip it in | 22-36 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | James Davis gets the rebound | 22-36 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski is open and scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by James Davis | 24-36 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan makes the shot from the right wing | 24-38 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-38 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-38 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi | Paul Hester pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fairly fresh) PF - Mladen Linkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Hester (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dean Reed (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Dominquez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Mooneyhan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Jeremy Dominquez picks off the pass by Donald McCraven | 27-38 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Charles Williams misses the shot from the right side | 27-38 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Hester | 27-38 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | James Davis hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Donald McCraven | 29-38 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan's floater is knocked away by Mladen Linkowski | 29-38 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-38 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Mladen Linkowski | 29-38 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by James Davis and the foul's on Robert Mooneyhan - foul #1 on Robert Mooneyhan, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), Paul Thompson (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Fabian Marino (PF) Donald McCraven, James Davis, Arnoldo Marino, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin (PG), Willie Robertson (SG), Coy Patrick (SF), Robert Buckles (PF), Gary Holl (C) Dean Reed, Jeremy Dominquez, Ramiro Martinez, Robert Mooneyhan, Charles Williams | |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary Holl | 32-40 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Timothy Williams | 34-40 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-42 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson can't tip it in | 34-42 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Gary Holl connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Buckles | 34-44 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Willie Robertson steals it from Mladen Linkowski | 34-44 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick lays it up and in set up by Willie Robertson | 34-46 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes is hacked by Gaston Jolin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gaston Jolin, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Rudd (PF), Andrew Arviso (C) Fabian Marino, Mladen Linkowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe (PF) Robert Buckles | |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Charles Gooding (SF) Christopher Barnes, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe buries a floater near the basket set up by Gaston Jolin | 34-48 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Michael Wolfe denies the turnaround by Paul Thompson | 34-48 |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | Gary Holl pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Gooding (fresh) PF - Howard Rudd (fresh) 1 pts. C - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gaston Jolin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Willie Robertson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Coy Patrick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Holl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Gary Holl scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Gaston Jolin | 34-50 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (PG), James Davis (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Fabian Marino (PF) Donald McCraven, Paul Thompson, Charles Gooding, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Reed (PG), Ramiro Martinez (SF), Robert Buckles (PF) Gaston Jolin, Coy Patrick, Gary Holl | |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG) Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez (SG), Gary Holl (C) Willie Robertson, Michael Wolfe | |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-50 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | Gary Holl grabs the board | 34-50 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Gary Holl misses the easy layup but the foul's on Christopher Barnes - foul #3 on Christopher Barnes, team foul #3 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), Howard Rudd (PF), Paul Hester (C) Christopher Barnes, Fabian Marino, Andrew Arviso | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Robertson (SG), Coy Patrick (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF) Jeremy Dominquez, Ramiro Martinez, Robert Buckles | |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Gary Holl makes the 1st free throw | 34-51 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Gary Holl makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Coy Patrick - foul #1 on Coy Patrick, team foul #3 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF) Arnoldo Marino | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Dean Reed misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-52 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | Paul Hester grabs the defensive rebound | 36-52 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-52 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven grabs the offensive board | 36-52 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Hester | 38-52 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Gary Holl is denied on a dunk by Howard Rudd | 38-52 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan misses the tip | 38-52 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | Willie Robertson picks off the pass by Paul Hester in the backcourt | 38-52 |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Dean Reed and he's fouled by Timothy Williams - foul #1 on Timothy Williams, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF) James Davis, Timothy Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin (PG), Jeremy Dominquez (SG), Michael Wolfe (PF), Charles Williams (C) Dean Reed, Willie Robertson, Robert Mooneyhan, Gary Holl | |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick makes the free throw | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd blows the layup | 38-55 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick gets the rebound | 38-55 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe is called for traveling | 38-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Fabian Marino (PF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Howard Rudd, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez (SF), Robert Buckles (PF) Coy Patrick, Michael Wolfe | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gaston Jolin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeremy Dominquez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Buckles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-55 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski gets the offensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-55 |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles snags the defensive board | 38-55 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Charles Williams misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Fabian Marino - foul #2 on Fabian Marino, team foul #5 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG) Donald McCraven | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan (PF) Jeremy Dominquez | |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Charles Williams misses the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Charles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Robert Buckles picks off the pass by Christopher Barnes in the backcourt | 38-56 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin lays it in on a great pass from Robert Buckles | 38-58 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino is called for traveling | 38-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (SG) Paul Thompson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Reed (PG), Michael Wolfe (C) Gaston Jolin, Charles Williams | |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | Dean Reed is hacked by Arnoldo Marino - foul #3 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #6 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Hester (C) Mladen Linkowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Robertson (SG) Robert Buckles | |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #7 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Howard Rudd (PF), Andrew Arviso (C) James Davis, Arnoldo Marino, Fabian Marino, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez (SG) Willie Robertson | |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan makes the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-60 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd clanks a shot from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Arviso | 38-60 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-60 |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe grabs the board | 38-60 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Dean Reed | 38-62 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Jeremy Dominquez picks off the pass by Andrew Arviso | 38-62 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | Andrew Arviso takes the ball from Robert Mooneyhan | 38-62 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-62 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 38-62 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso drills a jumpshot from the left side | 40-62 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Christopher Barnes - foul #4 on Christopher Barnes, team foul #8 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Gooding (SF), Mladen Linkowski (C) Timothy Williams, Andrew Arviso | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin (PG), Willie Robertson (SG), Robert Buckles (SF), Charles Williams (C) Dean Reed, Jeremy Dominquez, Ramiro Martinez, Robert Mooneyhan | |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe misses the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Coy Patrick (SF) Michael Wolfe | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Paul Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Gooding (fresh) PF - Howard Rudd (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gaston Jolin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Willie Robertson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Coy Patrick (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Buckles (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-63 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-63 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | Gaston Jolin takes the ball from Christopher Barnes in the backcourt | 40-63 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin misses the dunk | 40-63 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd pulls down the rebound | 40-63 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Gaston Jolin steals the ball from Charles Gooding | 40-63 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin hits the finger roll | 40-65 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski misses short on an open jumper in the paint | 40-65 |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski can't tip it in | 40-65 |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-65 |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson is fouled on the floor by Paul Thompson - foul #1 on Paul Thompson, team foul #9 | 40-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SG), Andrew Arviso (C) Paul Thompson, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Holl (C) Charles Williams | |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 40-65 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski snags the defensive board | 40-65 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams's pass is intercepted by Gary Holl in the backcourt | 40-65 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gaston Jolin | 40-68 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-68 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso tips it home | 42-68 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Holl | 42-71 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski is called for traveling | 42-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SG) Charles Gooding | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 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 fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Holl | 42-73 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes loses the dribble to Gaston Jolin in the backcourt | 42-73 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin lays it in | 42-75 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson hits the finger roll | 44-75 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin runs out the clock | 44-75 |