| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Latorre (fresh) 7 pts. C - Peter Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Childs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Markus Duell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | John Jenkins inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:58 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Baker - foul #1 on Stephen Baker, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (SG) Markus Duell | |
| 19:34 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-30 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens tips it home | 31-32 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Gary King - foul #1 on Gary King, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Markus Duell (C) Christopher Stephens | |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Markus Duell grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | John Childs can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 18:46 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Peter Hudson | 31-32 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Yong Chin is called for traveling | 31-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Otero (PF) Frank Latorre | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert (C) Gary King | |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Weaver (PG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Theodore Batista, Peter Hudson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (SG), Christopher Stephens (C) John Jenkins, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-32 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Christopher Stephens | 31-32 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jesus Marquez, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG) Yong Chin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF), Richard Hurlbert (C) Jesus Marquez, Christopher Stephens | |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Scott | 33-32 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Markus Duell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Gary King is called for the reach on Michael Otero - foul #2 on Gary King, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Frank Latorre (PF), Peter Hudson (C) Robert Weaver, Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Michael Otero, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Hurlbert | |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | John Jenkins picks off the pass by Stephen Baker out of a doubleteam | 33-32 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | John Jenkins's pass is intercepted by Yong Chin in the backcourt | 33-32 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | John Jenkins is called for the reach on Theodore Batista - foul #3 on John Jenkins, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG) John Jenkins | |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Baker out of a doubleteam | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Latorre (fresh) 7 pts. C - Peter Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur King (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Childs (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Markus Duell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Stephen Baker is called for the reach on Arthur King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Baker, team foul #2 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins (C) Peter Hudson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), John Jenkins (PF) Gary King, Markus Duell | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | Patrick Pullins swats the shot by John Childs | 35-32 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens tips it but misses | 35-32 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | Yong Chin's pass is intercepted by Jesus Marquez | 35-32 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | John Jenkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Frank Latorre | 35-32 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Arthur King | 35-32 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | John Childs misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Stephen Baker - foul #3 on Stephen Baker, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Weaver (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Michael Otero (PF), Peter Hudson (C) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin, Theodore Batista, Frank Latorre, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Markus Duell (PF), Richard Hurlbert (C) John Jenkins, Christopher Stephens | |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard's dunk attempt is rejected by Richard Hurlbert | 35-34 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Scott | 35-34 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson loses the dribble to Markus Duell | 35-34 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Markus Duell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF) John Childs | |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | Donald Scott is called for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Scott, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | John Jenkins is denied on a layup by Peter Hudson | 35-34 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Donald Scott misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Markus Duell pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-34 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Michael Otero grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Donald Scott is whistled for traveling | 35-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Frank Latorre (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Robert Weaver, Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Michael Otero, Peter Hudson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), John Childs (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Jesus Marquez, John Jenkins, Richard Hurlbert | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Latorre (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur King (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Childs (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Markus Duell (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | Gary King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-34 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Christopher Stephens is called for the reach on Patrick Pullins - foul #1 on Christopher Stephens, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG) Dewayne Magee | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), John Jenkins (PF) Gary King, Christopher Stephens | |
| 10:37 | Kentucky | Markus Duell steals it from Patrick Pullins | 35-34 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | John Jenkins can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 10:18 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Stephen Baker | 35-34 |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Baker | 37-34 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi | Stephen Baker picks off the pass by Arthur King in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista's pass is intercepted by John Jenkins | 37-34 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Theodore Batista steps in front of the Markus Duell pass in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista lays it in | 39-34 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | John Jenkins connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Jesus Marquez | 39-37 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | John Jenkins is called for the reach on Stephen Baker - foul #4 on John Jenkins, team foul #6 | 39-37 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (SF), Michael Otero (PF), Peter Hudson (C) Theodore Batista, Frank Latorre, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Richard Hurlbert (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Jesus Marquez, John Jenkins, Markus Duell | |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Peter Hudson | 42-37 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | John Childs is hacked by Stephen Baker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Baker, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Weaver (PG) Stephen Baker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Markus Duell (PF) John Childs, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Arthur King misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Stephens | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Weaver (fresh) SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Otero (fresh) 3 reb. C - Peter Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur King (tired) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Markus Duell (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | Markus Duell misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Markus Duell pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Gary King misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Weaver | 42-37 |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | Yong Chin knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Markus Duell is denied by Gilbert Lombard | 45-37 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Peter Hudson | 45-37 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Frank Latorre (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Robert Weaver, Yong Chin, Gilbert Lombard, Michael Otero, Peter Hudson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SF), John Jenkins (PF), Richard Hurlbert (C) Jesus Marquez, Markus Duell, Christopher Stephens | |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Arthur King loses the dribble to Theodore Batista in the backcourt | 45-37 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the contested 3 from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Pullins | 48-37 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | John Childs drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Gary King | 48-39 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | John Childs gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | John Childs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | Gary King gets the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Gary King is hacked by Frank Latorre - foul #2 on Frank Latorre, team foul #6 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | John Childs loses the dribble to Patrick Pullins | 48-39 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frank Latorre and the foul's on John Childs - foul #2 on John Childs, team foul #7 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Weaver (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Peter Hudson (C) Stephen Baker, Donald Scott, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Markus Duell (C) Jesus Marquez, Christopher Stephens | |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista misses the free throw | 50-39 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Markus Duell grabs the board | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Weaver (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Theodore Batista (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Frank Latorre (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur King (very tired) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Childs (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jenkins (tiring) 11 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Markus Duell (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | John Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Peter Hudson - foul #1 on Peter Hudson, team foul #7 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG) Arthur King | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson grabs the board | 50-39 |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Yong Chin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Hudson | 53-39 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Robert Weaver steals the ball from Gary King | 53-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | John Childs is called for the reach on Frank Latorre - foul #3 on John Childs, team foul #8 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (SF), Patrick Pullins (C) Theodore Batista, Peter Hudson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, Markus Duell | |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre misses the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens grabs the board | 54-39 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | John Childs loses the dribble to Frank Latorre | 54-39 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-39 |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | Yong Chin tips it in | 56-39 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Yong Chin picks off the pass by John Jenkins | 56-39 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Yong Chin banks in the layup | 58-39 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Patrick Pullins denies the turnaround by John Childs | 58-39 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Yong Chin grabs the board | 58-39 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Arthur King picks off the pass by Gilbert Lombard in the backcourt | 58-39 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Frank Latorre swats the shot by John Childs | 58-39 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre grabs the board | 58-39 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver is hacked by Arthur King in the backcourt - foul #4 on Arthur King, team foul #9 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Theodore Batista (SF), Peter Hudson (C) Gilbert Lombard, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Markus Duell (PF) John Jenkins | |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens snags the defensive board | 58-39 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Markus Duell is hacked by Yong Chin - foul #2 on Yong Chin, team foul #8 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG) Robert Weaver | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Markus Duell makes the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Markus Duell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Frank Latorre is denied by Markus Duell | 58-41 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is hacked by Arthur King - foul #5 on Arthur King, team foul #10 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF) Arthur King | |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-41 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez is hacked by Frank Latorre in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Latorre, team foul #9 | 60-41 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker runs out the clock | 60-43 |