| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hunt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Noel Bohn (fresh) PF - Clarence Rankin (fresh) 7 pts. C - Murray Byrd (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Dickerson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - John Fedele (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn inbounds the ball | 20-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jeremy Macaulay - foul #1 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #1 | 20-26 |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | John Fedele misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Clarence Rankin - foul #1 on Clarence Rankin, team foul #1 | 22-26 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | John Fedele makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | John Fedele makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by John Fedele - foul #1 on John Fedele, team foul #2 | 22-28 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi | Harold Corona comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-28 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Dickerson | 23-28 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | James Dickerson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 23-28 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Nicholas Anderson | 23-28 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | Harold Corona clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | John Fedele grabs the offensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | James Dickerson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-31 |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt snags the offensive board | 23-31 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the easy layup | 23-31 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | James Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 23-31 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson is called for traveling | 23-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Richard Robinson (SF), Joe Defelice (C) Michael Hunt, Noel Bohn, Murray Byrd | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Joe Defelice is whistled for traveling | 23-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (C) John Fedele | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Robinson (fresh) PF - Clarence Rankin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Joe Defelice (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Morton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-31 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the runner in the lane set up by Richard Robinson | 25-31 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | James Dickerson scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 25-33 |
| 14:33 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses the fadeaway from the right side | 25-33 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Joe Defelice gets the rebound | 25-33 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Joe Defelice hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 25-33 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | James Dickerson snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson is called for traveling | 25-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hunt (PG), Noel Bohn (SF), Murray Byrd (C) Hank Bennett, Richard Robinson, Joe Defelice | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fedele (C) Frank Morton | |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Dickerson - foul #2 on James Dickerson, team foul #3 | 25-33 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses the jumper from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Corona | 26-33 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay buries a shot from the baseline and the foul's on Murray Byrd - foul #1 on Murray Byrd, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Stone (PF) Clarence Rankin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay makes the free throw | 26-36 |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph is fouled on the floor by Harold Corona - foul #2 on Harold Corona, team foul #4 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG) Randy Randolph | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-36 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Noel Bohn (fresh) PF - Robert Stone (fresh) C - Murray Byrd (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - John Fedele (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 26-36 |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd jams it | 28-36 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | John Fedele hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 28-36 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 10:18 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 28-36 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | John Fedele snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi | John Fedele hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harold Corona and the foul's on Murray Byrd - foul #2 on Murray Byrd, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (SG), Richard Robinson (SF), Clarence Rankin (PF), Joe Defelice (C) Hank Bennett, Noel Bohn, Robert Stone, Murray Byrd | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), Frank Morton (PF) Harold Corona, Nicholas Anderson | |
| 09:59 | Mississippi | John Fedele makes the free throw | 28-39 |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay grabs the board | 28-39 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | John Fedele scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeremy Macaulay | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:57 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses long on a floater near the basket | 28-41 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Fedele | 28-41 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | James Dickerson clanks a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Joe Defelice - foul #1 on Joe Defelice, team foul #4 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG) Michael Hunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson (PF) John Fedele | |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Lamson steals the ball from Clarence Rankin | 28-43 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Lamson | 28-45 |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-45 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Frank Morton gets the rebound | 28-45 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | James Dickerson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 28-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (SF), Murray Byrd (C) Richard Robinson, Joe Defelice | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG) Jeremy Macaulay | |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-45 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 28-45 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd grabs the board | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Noel Bohn (fresh) PF - Clarence Rankin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Murray Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Morton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Hank Bennett | 30-45 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-45 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi | Frank Morton hits the follow up shot | 30-47 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Murray Byrd, team foul #5 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hunt (PG), Richard Robinson (SF), Robert Stone (PF) Hank Bennett, Noel Bohn, Clarence Rankin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), John Fedele (C) Jeffrey Lamson, Frank Morton | |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Harold Corona clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-47 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Defelice (C) Murray Byrd | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG), Jeffrey Lamson (SG), Frank Morton (PF), Robert Smith (C) Jeremy Macaulay, James Dickerson, Nicholas Anderson, John Fedele | |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-47 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | Harold Corona knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Rakoski | 30-50 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Joe Defelice hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Robinson | 32-50 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Harold Corona can't throw it down but he's hacked by Richard Robinson - foul #1 on Richard Robinson, team foul #6 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG) Michael Hunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-52 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-52 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Harold Corona tips it but misses | 35-52 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 35-52 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Frank Morton | 35-55 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-55 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | Harold Corona pulls down the rebound | 35-55 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Richard Robinson is called for the reach on Harold Corona - foul #2 on Richard Robinson, team foul #7 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hunt (PG) Hank Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joe Defelice | 35-55 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Robinson (fresh) PF - Robert Stone (fresh) C - Joe Defelice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Rakoski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Corona (tiring) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Morton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses the floater from just outside the lane | 35-55 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Robert Stone tips it in | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Harold Corona clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-55 |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Hunt | 37-55 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 37-55 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt tips it in | 39-55 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 39-55 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph grabs the board | 39-55 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 39-55 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 39-55 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Joe Defelice is called for the reach on Jeffrey Lamson - foul #2 on Joe Defelice, team foul #8 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG) Michael Hunt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF) Harold Corona | |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the 1st free throw | 39-56 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Joe Defelice snags the defensive board | 39-56 |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Robinson | 42-56 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | James Dickerson buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | James Rakoski is called for the reach on Randy Randolph - foul #1 on James Rakoski, team foul #5 | 42-59 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Richard Robinson is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #6 | 42-59 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Stone | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Robert Stone - foul #1 on Robert Stone, team foul #9 | 45-59 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Joe Defelice gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses badly on a shot from the left side | 45-60 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Frank Morton | 45-60 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | James Rakoski runs out the clock | 45-60 |