| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fresh) SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) C - James Shackelford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) SG - James Lemansky (fresh) SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) C - Robert Conley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Robert Conley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | James Lemansky works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but the foul's on Joseph Thompson - foul #1 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Tom Fontes denies the turnaround by Joseph Thompson | 0-1 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | James Shackelford pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-1 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Robert Conley is called for the reach on James Shackelford - foul #1 on Robert Conley, team foul #1 | 0-1 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell buries a turnaround from the right block | 2-1 |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | Robert Conley is fouled on the floor by Clarence O'Kell - foul #1 on Clarence O'Kell, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right side | 2-1 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 2-1 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | James Shackelford misses the jumper from the free throw line | 2-1 |
| 17:03 | Kentucky | James Lemansky gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | James Lemansky's pass is intercepted by John Llewellyn | 2-1 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-1 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell tips it in | 4-1 |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes loses the dribble to Joseph Thompson | 4-1 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson lays it up and in | 6-1 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fresh) SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Shackelford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) C - Robert Conley (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Leroy Haring | 6-4 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | James Shackelford banks in the layup | 8-4 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | James Lemansky is called for traveling | 8-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Arthur Ewart (SF), Michael Odoms (PF) Leroy Haring, Elmer Albin, Tom Fontes | |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn misses the 3 from straight away | 8-4 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | James Lemansky pulls down the rebound | 8-4 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart drills a jumper in the lane | 8-6 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | James Lemansky gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart jams it on a nice dish by James Lemansky | 8-8 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Arthur Ewart is called for the reach on Joseph Thompson - foul #1 on Arthur Ewart, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Domingo Lopez (SG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), Ralph Silvernail (C) John Llewellyn, Joseph Thompson, Francisco Duran, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Elmer Albin (SF), Tom Fontes (PF) James Lemansky, Arthur Ewart, Robert Conley | |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt's fadeaway is rejected by Elmer Albin | 8-8 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Odoms | 8-8 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fresh) SG - Domingo Lopez (fresh) SF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) PF - Clarence O'Kell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) C - Michael Odoms (fresh) | |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez loses the ball out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Joseph Thompson (SG), Francisco Duran (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF), James Shackelford (C) Gino Rogers, Domingo Lopez, Jason Engelhardt, Clarence O'Kell, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SG), Robert Conley (C) Michael Hilliker, Michael Odoms | |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses long on a shot from the left side | 8-11 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson travels with the ball | 8-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG) Leroy Haring | |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker is hacked by John Llewellyn - foul #1 on John Llewellyn, team foul #3 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell (PF) Ralph Elsea | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the contested floater from just outside the lane | 8-13 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell is denied on a layup by Tom Fontes | 8-13 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Robert Conley gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG) Michael Hilliker | |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn misses the floater from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Robert Conley tips it in | 8-15 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 8-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG) John Llewellyn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart (SF), Michael Odoms (PF) Elmer Albin, Tom Fontes | |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Clarence O'Kell swats the layup by James Lemansky | 8-15 |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart can't tip it in | 8-15 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fresh) SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Shackelford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Odoms (fresh) C - Robert Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 8-15 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | James Shackelford hits the follow up shot | 10-15 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Francisco Duran - foul #1 on Francisco Duran, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez (SG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Joseph Thompson, Francisco Duran, Clarence O'Kell, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Tom Fontes (PF) Leroy Haring, Robert Conley | |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 10-16 |
| 05:52 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms grabs the board | 10-16 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker is fouled on the floor by Ralph Elsea - foul #1 on Ralph Elsea, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Joseph Thompson (SG), Clarence O'Kell (PF) Gino Rogers, Domingo Lopez, Ralph Elsea | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG), Elmer Albin (SF) James Lemansky, Arthur Ewart | |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG) Ernest Brown | |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson is fouled on the floor by Michael Hilliker - foul #1 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Francisco Duran (SF), James Shackelford (C) Jason Engelhardt, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Conley (C) Michael Odoms | |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Elmer Albin - foul #1 on Elmer Albin, team foul #4 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SG) Michael Hilliker | |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | John Llewellyn is called for the reach on Leroy Haring in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Llewellyn, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG) John Llewellyn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | Robert Conley comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Thompson - foul #2 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #7 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez (SG) Joseph Thompson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell gets the rebound | 12-16 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Conley - foul #2 on Robert Conley, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Joseph Thompson (SG) Gino Rogers, Domingo Lopez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Odoms (PF) Tom Fontes | |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | James Lemansky scores on a shot from close range | 14-18 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Elmer Albin steals the ball from John Llewellyn | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fresh) SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Odoms (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms hits the follow up shot | 14-20 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 14-20 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms grabs the defensive rebound | 14-20 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Lemansky | 14-22 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | James Shackelford hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Clarence O'Kell and he's fouled by Michael Odoms - foul #1 on Michael Odoms, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF) Francisco Duran, Clarence O'Kell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Tom Fontes (PF) Leroy Haring, Robert Conley | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | James Shackelford makes the free throw | 17-22 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes can't throw it down but the foul's on Ralph Elsea - foul #2 on Ralph Elsea, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez (SG), Ralph Silvernail (C) Joseph Thompson, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG), Arthur Ewart (SF), Robert Conley (C) James Lemansky, Elmer Albin, Michael Odoms | |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea slams it home set up by John Llewellyn | 19-24 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 19-24 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Robert Conley tips it in | 19-26 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Ralph Elsea steals the ball from Ernest Brown | 22-26 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 22-26 |