| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeremy Dominquez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harlan Kenney (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ramiro Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Faucette (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Holl (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Luis Salinas (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) 4 reb. C - Steven Taft (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez inbounds the ball | 30-14 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Harlan Kenney | 32-14 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Steven Taft steps out of bounds on the sideline | 32-14 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-14 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Fabian Marino | 32-16 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 32-16 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-16 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-16 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi | Steven Taft throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-16 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gary Holl | 35-16 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Steven Taft misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-16 |
| 17:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ramiro Martinez | 35-16 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Harlan Kenney | 38-16 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 16:23 | Mississippi | Jeremy Dominquez steals it from Fabian Marino | 38-16 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez lays it up and in | 40-16 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Luis Salinas hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fabian Marino | 40-18 |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Christopher Barnes - foul #1 on Christopher Barnes, team foul #1 | 40-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Anthony Acker (SG), Terry Parnell (SF), Charles Williams (C) Jeremy Dominquez, Harlan Kenney, Ramiro Martinez, Gary Holl | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes (SF), Andrew Arviso (PF), Marlon Johnson (C) Charles Johnson, Fabian Marino, Steven Taft | |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette makes the 1st free throw | 41-18 |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette misses the 2nd free throw | 41-18 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso gets the rebound | 41-18 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) SG - Anthony Acker (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Terry Parnell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Faucette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Luis Salinas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carlos Rhodes (fresh) PF - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marlon Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Luis Salinas | 41-21 |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | Charles Williams connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Steadham | 43-21 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez (PG), Harlan Kenney (SG), Ramiro Martinez (SF), Michael Perkins (C) Stephen Steadham, Anthony Acker, Terry Parnell, Timothy Faucette | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Cates (PG), Justin Baker (SG), Charles Johnson (SF) Luis Salinas, Christopher Barnes, Carlos Rhodes | |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Charles Williams is called for traveling | 43-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Fabian Marino (PF) Marlon Johnson | |
| 14:22 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso connects on the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Jeremy Dominquez - foul #2 on Jeremy Dominquez, team foul #1 | 43-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Holl (C) Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Taft (C) Charles Johnson | |
| 14:22 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso makes the free throw | 43-24 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 43-24 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | Steven Taft pulls down the rebound | 43-24 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Justin Baker | 43-27 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-27 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | Justin Baker gets the rebound | 43-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | Ramiro Martinez steals the ball from Dennis Cates | 43-27 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Fabian Marino - foul #3 on Fabian Marino, team foul #2 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Terry Parnell (SG), Michael Perkins (PF) Jeremy Dominquez, Harlan Kenney, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Salinas (PG), Christopher Barnes (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Marlon Johnson (PF) Dennis Cates, Justin Baker, Andrew Arviso, Fabian Marino | |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | Luis Salinas makes the shot from the right wing set up by Charles Johnson | 45-29 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Gary Holl misses the lay-in | 45-29 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Gary Holl can't tip it in | 45-29 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Charles Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Parnell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ramiro Martinez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Perkins (fresh) C - Gary Holl (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Luis Salinas (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marlon Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Taft (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | Luis Salinas misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-29 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | Gary Holl pulls down the rebound | 45-29 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Gary Holl misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-29 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Charles Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-29 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi | Luis Salinas drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Marlon Johnson | 45-32 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Taft - foul #2 on Steven Taft, team foul #3 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez (PG), Harlan Kenney (SG), Timothy Faucette (PF), Charles Williams (C) Stephen Steadham, Terry Parnell, Michael Perkins, Gary Holl | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Fabian Marino (PF), Andrew Arviso (C) Marlon Johnson, Steven Taft | |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 47-32 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Charles Johnson makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-35 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette connects on the floater in the lane and the foul's on Fabian Marino - foul #4 on Fabian Marino, team foul #4 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terry Parnell (SF) Ramiro Martinez | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson (C) Fabian Marino | |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette misses the free throw | 49-35 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso grabs the board | 49-35 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 49-35 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi | Charles Johnson can't tip it in | 49-35 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette snags the defensive board | 49-35 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-35 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette hits the follow up shot | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson is fouled on the floor by Charles Williams - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #2 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes (SF) Charles Johnson | |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Jeremy Dominquez is called for the reach on Christopher Barnes - foul #3 on Jeremy Dominquez, team foul #3 | 51-35 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso travels with the ball | 51-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Cates (PG) Luis Salinas | |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Charles Williams scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 53-35 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | Harlan Kenney steps in front of the Carlos Rhodes pass | 53-35 |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez lays it in set up by Harlan Kenney | 55-35 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Marlon Johnson | 55-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeremy Dominquez (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harlan Kenney (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Terry Parnell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Faucette (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dennis Cates (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carlos Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Andrew Arviso (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Marlon Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-38 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette grabs the offensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Charles Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harlan Kenney | 57-38 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso is whistled for traveling | 57-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Anthony Acker (SG), Ramiro Martinez (SF), Michael Perkins (PF), Gary Holl (C) Jeremy Dominquez, Harlan Kenney, Terry Parnell, Timothy Faucette, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Salinas (PG), Charles Johnson (SF), Fabian Marino (PF), Steven Taft (C) Christopher Barnes, Carlos Rhodes, Andrew Arviso, Marlon Johnson | |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Charles Johnson steals it from Gary Holl | 57-38 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Charles Johnson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-38 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino misses the tip | 57-38 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Steven Taft tips it but misses | 57-38 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates snags the offensive board | 57-38 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-38 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi | Steven Taft grabs the offensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi | Stephen Steadham is called for the reach on Luis Salinas - foul #1 on Stephen Steadham, team foul #4 | 57-38 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Charles Johnson hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-41 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Fabian Marino swats the layup by Michael Perkins | 57-41 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Steven Taft | 57-41 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Charles Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-41 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | Fabian Marino tips it in | 57-43 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez (PG), Harlan Kenney (SG), Timothy Faucette (PF) Stephen Steadham, Anthony Acker, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (SG) Dennis Cates | |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Gary Holl hits a jumper in the paint | 59-43 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette grabs the board | 59-43 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Faucette | 59-43 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Gary Holl clanks a jumper from the baseline | 59-43 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Steven Taft gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeremy Dominquez (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harlan Kenney (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ramiro Martinez (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Faucette (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Holl (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Luis Salinas (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fabian Marino (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Steven Taft (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes hits a shot from the left wing set up by Luis Salinas | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | Christopher Barnes steals the ball from Jeremy Dominquez | 59-45 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Charles Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Cates (PG), Justin Baker (SG), Carlos Rhodes (SF), Andrew Arviso (PF), Marlon Johnson (C) Luis Salinas, Christopher Barnes, Charles Johnson, Fabian Marino, Steven Taft | |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harlan Kenney | 61-45 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso connects on the runner from the baseline | 61-47 |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jeremy Dominquez | 63-47 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Justin Baker | 63-50 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | Gary Holl misses the easy layup | 63-50 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Gary Holl tips it back up and in | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Harlan Kenney - foul #3 on Harlan Kenney, team foul #5 | 65-50 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Gary Holl double dribbles | 65-51 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-51 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez grabs the board | 65-51 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette misses the driving attempt in the lane | 65-51 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso grabs the defensive rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez runs out the clock | 65-51 |