| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Burgess (fresh) PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | James Mills inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley connects on the shot from close range | 29-28 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the dunk | 29-28 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley's floater is tipped away by Joseph Warren | 29-28 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Marcus Ludwig | 29-28 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | Craig Hartley takes the ball from William Parker | 29-28 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | Joseph Warren denies the turnaround by James Mills | 29-28 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | William Parker clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Phil Newsome - foul #3 on Phil Newsome, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SF), Vernon Fletcher (PF), Stanley Miles (C) Cedric Halpin, James Burgess, Joseph Warren, Marcus Ludwig | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (SG) Phil Newsome | |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Stanley Miles - foul #2 on Stanley Miles, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Warren (PF) Floyd Wilson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Craig Hartley - foul #1 on Craig Hartley, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Simmerman (SF), Jack Bailey (PF) James Mills, Craig Hartley | |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Miles | 32-30 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | William Parker blows the layup but the foul's on Alvin Simmerman - foul #2 on Alvin Simmerman, team foul #3 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig (PF) Joseph Warren | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Haugh (C) Robert Morgan | |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi | William Parker misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen gets the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Stanley Miles tips it back up and in | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Merritt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alvin Simmerman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Haugh (fresh) | |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Marcus Ludwig - foul #1 on Marcus Ludwig, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Joseph Warren (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Marcus Ludwig, Stanley Miles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Phil Newsome (SG), James Mills (SF), Craig Hartley (C) Michael Merritt, Alvin Manning, Alvin Simmerman, Richard Haugh | |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG) William Parker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Morgan (PF) Jack Bailey | |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 14:33 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG) Floyd Wilson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy gets the offensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley misses short on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Nathan Tripp - foul #3 on Nathan Tripp, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig (PF) Joseph Warren | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (PG) Harry Bucy | |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 13:08 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt gets the rebound | 36-33 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig grabs the board | 36-33 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin is hacked by Michael Merritt - foul #1 on Michael Merritt, team foul #4 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Joseph Warren (PF), Stanley Miles (C) Cedric Halpin, William Parker, Marcus Ludwig, Nathan Tripp | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Simmerman (SF), Jack Bailey (PF) James Mills, Craig Hartley | |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson is whistled for a carry | 36-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG) Floyd Wilson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Merritt | 36-36 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | William Parker knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Arthur McCuen | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Stanley Miles (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phil Newsome (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alvin Simmerman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Miles | 41-36 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Alvin Simmerman grabs the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Alvin Simmerman misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-36 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the floater from the right side | 41-36 |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Phil Newsome | 41-36 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | William Parker steps in front of the Alvin Simmerman pass | 41-36 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Alvin Simmerman can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | William Parker connects on the turnaround in the paint | 43-36 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Stanley Miles - foul #3 on Stanley Miles, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), James Burgess (SF), Marcus Ludwig (C) Arthur McCuen, William Parker, Joseph Warren, Stanley Miles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Alvin Manning (SG), James Mills (SF), Craig Hartley (C) Michael Merritt, Phil Newsome, Alvin Simmerman, Jack Bailey | |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the lay-in | 43-37 |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Burgess (fresh) PF - Vernon Fletcher (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | James Mills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-37 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Marcus Ludwig | 45-37 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Vernon Fletcher picks off the pass by Alvin Manning | 45-37 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | James Burgess is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Burgess, team foul #5 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Joseph Warren (PF) Floyd Wilson, Vernon Fletcher | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Bailey (PF) Robert Morgan | |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-37 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by William Parker and he's hacked by Craig Hartley - foul #2 on Craig Hartley, team foul #5 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF) James Burgess | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (PG), Phil Newsome (SG) Harry Bucy, Alvin Manning | |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig misses the free throw | 47-37 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey grabs the board | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley hits a floater from the right side on a great pass from Michael Merritt | 47-39 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses the lay-in | 47-39 |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Mills | 47-41 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin is whistled for traveling | 47-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp (C) Marcus Ludwig | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Simmerman (SF), Richard Haugh (C) James Mills, Craig Hartley | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vernon Fletcher (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Alvin Simmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Haugh (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey is hacked by Joseph Warren - foul #1 on Joseph Warren, team foul #6 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SF) Vernon Fletcher | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Richard Haugh steals it from Nathan Tripp | 47-41 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF), Vernon Fletcher (PF) Floyd Wilson, Joseph Warren | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Mills (SF), Robert Morgan (PF), Craig Hartley (C) Alvin Simmerman, Jack Bailey, Richard Haugh | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 47-41 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp loses the dribble to Michael Merritt | 47-41 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-44 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | William Parker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-44 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Morgan | 47-44 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | James Mills comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 47-44 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher misses the shot from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Craig Hartley | 47-44 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome is fouled on the floor by Nathan Tripp - foul #4 on Nathan Tripp, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 47-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher is fouled in the backcourt by Phil Newsome - foul #4 on Phil Newsome, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Warren (PF), Marcus Ludwig (C) James Burgess, Nathan Tripp | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Phil Newsome is called for the reach on William Parker - foul #5 on Phil Newsome, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (SG) Phil Newsome | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | James Mills misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Marcus Ludwig | 49-44 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Merritt - foul #2 on Michael Merritt, team foul #8 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG) Cedric Halpin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Mills | 50-47 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Manning - foul #1 on Alvin Manning, team foul #9 | 50-47 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | James Mills scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Michael Merritt | 51-50 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen is fouled in the backcourt by Alvin Manning - foul #2 on Alvin Manning, team foul #10 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF) Vernon Fletcher | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen misses the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan snags the defensive board | 51-50 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-50 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning misses long on a halfcourt shot | 51-50 |