| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) SG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) SF - John Harnish (fresh) PF - Paul Lariviere (fresh) C - Chris Horton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) SG - John Dooley (fresh) SF - James Cobb (fresh) PF - Henry Mosley (fresh) C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Chris Horton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:49 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi | John Dooley grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley makes the jumper from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Ted Pack hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | Chris Horton connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Boehm and he's fouled by Joseph Walborn - foul #1 on Joseph Walborn, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | Chris Horton misses the free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | John Dooley misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Lariviere - foul #1 on Paul Lariviere, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | John Dooley misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | John Dooley makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-5 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | John Dooley gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | Ted Pack misses long on a jumper from the left block | 5-5 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Chris Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell is fouled on the floor by John Dooley - foul #1 on John Dooley, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere's pass is intercepted by Ted Pack | 5-5 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Chris Horton pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Dooley - foul #2 on John Dooley, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (PG), Norris Beal (SF), Trevor Billings (PF), David Reppert (C) Joseph McConnell, John Harnish, Paul Lariviere, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Michael Ours (SG), Bryan Towers (SF), David Forrester (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Ted Pack, John Dooley, James Cobb, Henry Mosley, Joseph Walborn | |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray is fouled on the floor by James Ottinger - foul #1 on James Ottinger, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SG) Thomas Boehm | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Burruss - foul #1 on Michael Burruss, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Trevor Billings | 6-6 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | David Reppert clanks a floater from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Trevor Billings | 6-6 |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Forrester | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Ottinger (fresh) SG - Michael Burruss (fresh) SF - Norris Beal (fresh) PF - Trevor Billings (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Reppert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dwight Ray (fresh) SG - Michael Ours (fresh) SF - Bryan Towers (fresh) PF - David Forrester (fresh) C - Ian Milanowski (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Michael Ours misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to David Forrester | 6-6 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Michael Ours comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-6 |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Ottinger | 6-6 |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings blows the layup | 6-6 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | Michael Ours gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Michael Ours | 6-8 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | Michael Ours is called for the reach on Michael Burruss - foul #1 on Michael Ours, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Thomas Boehm (SG), John Harnish (SF), Paul Lariviere (PF), Chris Horton (C) James Ottinger, Michael Burruss, Norris Beal, Trevor Billings, David Reppert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), James Cobb (SF), Henry Mosley (PF), Joseph Walborn (C) Dwight Ray, Bryan Towers, David Forrester, Ian Milanowski | |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell tips it back up and in | 8-8 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Ted Pack can't throw it down but the foul's on Thomas Boehm - foul #1 on Thomas Boehm, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Holland (SG) Michael Ours | |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Ted Pack misses the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Ted Pack makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Ted Pack steals it from Joseph McConnell in the backcourt | 8-9 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Ted Pack lays it in | 8-11 |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm tips it in | 10-11 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Walter Holland is hacked by Joseph McConnell - foul #1 on Joseph McConnell, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Norris Beal (SF), Trevor Billings (PF) John Harnish, Paul Lariviere | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | James Cobb misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 10-11 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Chris Horton pulls down the rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Chris Horton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Ted Pack drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 10-13 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | James Cobb pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | Walter Holland can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-13 |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Joseph McConnell | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Beal (fresh) PF - Trevor Billings (fresh) 2 reb. C - Chris Horton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Walter Holland (fresh) SF - James Cobb (fairly fresh) PF - Henry Mosley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Walborn (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley connects on the jumper from the left block | 12-15 |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Chris Horton | 15-15 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Ted Pack can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-15 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Norris Beal gets the rebound | 15-15 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Walter Holland picks off the pass by Chris Horton | 15-15 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley can't throw it down but he's hacked by Trevor Billings - foul #1 on Trevor Billings, team foul #6 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (PG), John Harnish (SG), Paul Lariviere (PF), David Reppert (C) Joseph McConnell, Thomas Boehm, Trevor Billings, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Michael Ours (SG), Bryan Towers (SF), Ian Milanowski (C) Ted Pack, Walter Holland, James Cobb, Joseph Walborn | |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 17-17 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski tips it home | 17-19 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | David Reppert misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 17-19 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Bryan Towers | 17-19 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Lariviere - foul #2 on Paul Lariviere, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SG), Billy Coulombe (PF) Norris Beal, Paul Lariviere | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley misses the 2nd free throw | 17-20 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe snags the defensive board | 17-20 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-20 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | John Harnish misses the tip | 17-20 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Henry Mosley | 17-20 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski is fouled on the floor by David Reppert - foul #1 on David Reppert, team foul #8 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Thomas Boehm (SG) James Ottinger, Michael Burruss | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Forrester (PF) Henry Mosley | |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski misses the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | David Reppert comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Bryan Towers - foul #1 on Bryan Towers, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | David Reppert makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | David Reppert makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski hits a shot from the free throw line set up by David Forrester | 19-22 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | David Reppert misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Dwight Ray - foul #1 on Dwight Ray, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Trevor Billings (PF) Billy Coulombe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), Joseph Walborn (C) Dwight Ray, Ian Milanowski | |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | David Reppert makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | David Reppert makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | John Harnish steals it from Ted Pack | 21-22 |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Boehm | 24-22 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers is hacked by John Harnish - foul #1 on John Harnish, team foul #9 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Norris Beal (SF), Billy Coulombe (PF) John Harnish, David Reppert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Holland (SG) Michael Ours | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norris Beal (fresh) PF - Billy Coulombe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Trevor Billings (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Walter Holland (fresh) SF - Bryan Towers (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Forrester (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings misses the fadeaway from the left block | 24-24 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph McConnell | 24-24 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Norris Beal buries a jumpshot from the right side | 26-24 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (PG), Michael Burruss (SG), Chris Horton (C) Joseph McConnell, Thomas Boehm, Trevor Billings | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Michael Ours (SG), Ian Milanowski (C) Ted Pack, Bryan Towers, Joseph Walborn | |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Norris Beal comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Walter Holland - foul #1 on Walter Holland, team foul #7 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere (PF) Billy Coulombe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dooley (SG) Michael Ours | |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Norris Beal makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Norris Beal makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-24 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Walter Holland can't tip it in | 28-24 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Chris Horton pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Norris Beal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), John Harnish (SG) James Ottinger, Michael Burruss | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), James Cobb (SF), Henry Mosley (PF) Dwight Ray, Walter Holland, David Forrester | |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski blows the dunk but he's fouled by Chris Horton - foul #1 on Chris Horton, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (SG) Norris Beal | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell is whistled for traveling | 28-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Reppert (C) Chris Horton | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn (C) Ian Milanowski | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | Joseph Walborn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Forrester (PF) Henry Mosley | |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | David Reppert misses the shot from close range | 28-26 |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | David Reppert snags the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Dooley | 28-26 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | David Forrester's pass is intercepted by Paul Lariviere | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Harnish (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Lariviere (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Reppert (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Dooley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Cobb (fairly fresh) PF - David Forrester (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Walborn (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Joseph McConnell | 30-26 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | James Cobb buries a jumper from the right block set up by Ted Pack | 30-28 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell clanks a 3 from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | John Harnish gets the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell is fouled on the floor by David Forrester - foul #1 on David Forrester, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (SG), Norris Beal (SF), Trevor Billings (PF), Chris Horton (C) Thomas Boehm, John Harnish, Paul Lariviere, David Reppert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Michael Ours (SG), Bryan Towers (SF), Henry Mosley (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Ted Pack, John Dooley, James Cobb, David Forrester, Joseph Walborn | |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Bryan Towers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SG) Joseph McConnell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | James Ottinger misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings pulls down the rebound | 32-28 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 32-28 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Norris Beal steals the ball from Dwight Ray | 32-28 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Norris Beal is denied by Ian Milanowski | 32-28 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Chris Horton tips it but misses | 32-28 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dwight Ray | 32-28 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Michael Ours loses the dribble to James Ottinger | 32-28 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Chris Horton is hacked by Bryan Towers - foul #2 on Bryan Towers, team foul #9 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Thomas Boehm (SG) James Ottinger, Michael Burruss | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), David Forrester (PF), Joseph Walborn (C) Dwight Ray, Henry Mosley, Ian Milanowski | |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Chris Horton makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Chris Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Ted Pack clanks a fullcourt shot | 34-28 |