| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dennis Cates (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) PF - Carlos Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Taft (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Faucette (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Holl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Charles Johnson inbounds the ball | 26-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes misses the jumper from the right side | 26-38 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Gary Holl grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 19:21 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette grabs the offensive board | 26-38 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | 3 seconds is called on Rodney Remick | 26-38 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 26-38 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Johnson - foul #2 on Charles Johnson, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | Gregg Bentley is called for the reach on Dennis Cates - foul #1 on Gregg Bentley, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson (C) Steven Taft | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (SG), Terry Parnell (SF), Charles Williams (PF), Michael Perkins (C) Rodney Remick, Timothy Faucette, Gary Holl, Gregg Bentley | |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes is fouled on the floor by Stephen Steadham - foul #2 on Stephen Steadham, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Salinas (SG), Michael Oxendine (SF), Frank Krol (C) Dennis Cates, Charles Johnson, Carlos Rhodes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG) Stephen Steadham | |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Walker King is called for the reach on Luis Salinas - foul #2 on Walker King, team foul #3 | 26-40 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | Luis Salinas misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 26-40 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes tips it home | 28-40 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-43 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Luis Salinas | 30-43 |
| 15:58 | Kentucky | Walker King is called for traveling | 30-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Cates (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Carlos Rhodes (PF), Steven Taft (C) Christopher Barnes, Michael Oxendine, Marlon Johnson, Frank Krol | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Timothy Faucette (SF), Gary Holl (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Harlan Kenney, Walker King, Terry Parnell, Charles Williams, Michael Perkins | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Luis Salinas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Cates (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) PF - Carlos Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Taft (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Faucette (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Holl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Luis Salinas is called for traveling | 30-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Brokaw (PG) Luis Salinas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gary Holl | 30-46 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | William Brokaw is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Remick - foul #2 on Rodney Remick, team foul #4 | 30-46 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG) William Brokaw | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Gary Holl misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-46 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Timothy Faucette steps in front of the Dennis Cates pass in the backcourt | 30-46 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham banks in the layup on a great pass from Timothy Faucette | 30-48 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Carlos Rhodes - foul #2 on Carlos Rhodes, team foul #2 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine (SF), Marlon Johnson (PF), Frank Krol (C) Charles Johnson, Carlos Rhodes, Steven Taft | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (SG), Charles Williams (PF), Michael Perkins (C) Rodney Remick, Gary Holl, Gregg Bentley | |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette misses the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Salinas (SG) Dennis Cates | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Terry Parnell (SF) Stephen Steadham, Timothy Faucette | |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney misses the lay-in | 33-49 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Frank Krol misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Walker King - foul #3 on Walker King, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Frank Krol misses the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Frank Krol makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Walker King is called for traveling | 34-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Brokaw (SG) Christopher Barnes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG) Walker King | |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | William Brokaw hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Charles Williams grabs the board | 34-49 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-49 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Charles Williams tips it home | 34-51 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson connects on the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Charles Williams - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #6 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), Dennis Cates (SG), Charles Johnson (SF), Steven Taft (C) Luis Salinas, William Brokaw, Michael Oxendine, Frank Krol | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Timothy Faucette (SF), Gary Holl (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Stephen Steadham, Harlan Kenney, Terry Parnell, Charles Williams, Michael Perkins | |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson misses the free throw | 36-51 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette grabs the defensive rebound | 36-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Dennis Cates (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Johnson (fresh) PF - Marlon Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Taft (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Faucette (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Holl (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the tip | 36-51 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates misses the 3 from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes (PF) Marlon Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG) Joshua Hensel | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates is hacked by Rodney Remick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Remick, team foul #7 | 36-51 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Gary Holl hits a jumper in the paint set up by Gregg Bentley | 38-53 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Steven Taft is denied by Gary Holl | 38-53 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Gary Holl grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham's floater is knocked away by Charles Johnson | 38-53 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi | Steven Taft grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi | Charles Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Krol (C) Steven Taft | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (SG), Terry Parnell (SF), Charles Williams (PF) Rodney Remick, Timothy Faucette, Gary Holl | |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the lay-in | 38-53 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Dennis Cates grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-53 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham is fouled on the floor by Christopher Barnes - foul #2 on Christopher Barnes, team foul #3 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Salinas (PG), William Brokaw (SG), Michael Oxendine (SF), Marlon Johnson (PF) Christopher Barnes, Dennis Cates, Charles Johnson, Carlos Rhodes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Timothy Faucette (SF), Gary Holl (PF), Michael Perkins (C) Stephen Steadham, Terry Parnell, Charles Williams, Gregg Bentley | |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Walker King | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Frank Krol travels with the ball | 38-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Taft (C) Frank Krol | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Rodney Remick (SG) Harlan Kenney, Timothy Faucette | |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-56 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins grabs the offensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | Walker King comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-56 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Luis Salinas grabs the board | 38-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Luis Salinas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Brokaw (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Oxendine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marlon Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Steven Taft (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walker King (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Gary Holl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Michael Perkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Walker King steals it from Steven Taft | 38-56 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick lays it up and in on a nice dish by Walker King | 38-58 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | William Brokaw is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Remick - foul #4 on Rodney Remick, team foul #8 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes (PG), Dennis Cates (SG), Carlos Rhodes (PF) Luis Salinas, Michael Oxendine, Marlon Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Harlan Kenney (SG), Terry Parnell (SF), Charles Williams (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Rodney Remick, Walker King, Gary Holl, Michael Perkins | |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | William Brokaw misses the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-58 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 38-58 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Charles Williams steals it from Carlos Rhodes in the backcourt | 38-58 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell blows the layup | 38-58 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Charles Williams tips it in | 38-60 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-60 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Charles Williams pulls down the rebound | 38-60 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | Charles Williams's floater is tipped away by Steven Taft | 38-60 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Steven Taft pulls down the rebound | 38-60 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney grabs the defensive rebound | 38-60 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 38-60 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Carlos Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-60 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Christopher Barnes hits a shot from the left side | 40-60 |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Charles Williams makes the fadeaway near the basket set up by Harlan Kenney and he's hacked by Dennis Cates - foul #2 on Dennis Cates, team foul #4 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Salinas (PG), Justin Baker (SG), Michael Oxendine (SF), Marlon Johnson (PF), Frank Krol (C) Christopher Barnes, Dennis Cates, William Brokaw, Carlos Rhodes, Steven Taft | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Timothy Faucette (SF), Michael Perkins (C) Stephen Steadham, Harlan Kenney, Terry Parnell, Gregg Bentley | |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Charles Williams makes the free throw | 40-63 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | Luis Salinas knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-63 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel is fouled on the floor by Luis Salinas - foul #2 on Luis Salinas, team foul #5 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Holl (PF) Charles Williams | |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-63 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Luis Salinas grabs the board | 43-63 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Justin Baker misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-63 |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Gary Holl pulls down the rebound | 43-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Luis Salinas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Baker (fresh) SF - Michael Oxendine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marlon Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Krol (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Faucette (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Holl (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Michael Perkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Justin Baker - foul #1 on Justin Baker, team foul #6 | 43-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Walker King (SG) Joshua Hensel, Rodney Remick | |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 43-64 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-65 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Luis Salinas hits the follow up shot | 45-65 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham hits a jumper from the left side set up by Michael Perkins | 45-67 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Marlon Johnson's layup is rejected by Timothy Faucette | 45-67 |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | Gary Holl grabs the defensive rebound | 45-67 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Gary Holl makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Walker King | 45-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Luis Salinas misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-69 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Michael Oxendine snags the offensive board | 45-69 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Luis Salinas travels with the ball | 45-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Brokaw (SG) Justin Baker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Gregg Bentley (C) Walker King, Michael Perkins | |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley blows the layup but he's fouled by Marlon Johnson - foul #2 on Marlon Johnson, team foul #7 | 45-69 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | William Brokaw can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-70 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette grabs the board | 45-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Gary Holl | 45-72 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | William Brokaw scores on a 3 from the left corner | 48-72 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham runs out the clock | 48-72 |