| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Pearson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Mazon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elliot Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Lancaster (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bobby James (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Flowers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Raley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Michael Pearson | 33-22 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-22 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson tips it back up and in | 35-22 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | Michael Pearson steals it from William Banks in the backcourt | 35-22 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Pearson | 37-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | William Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-22 |
| 18:23 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift hits the follow up shot | 37-24 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | William Banks takes the ball from Shawn Breaux | 37-24 |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift banks in the layup set up by William Banks | 37-26 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 39-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Banks | 39-28 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds slams it home | 41-28 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | William Banks knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jerry Flowers | 41-31 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Bobby James steals the ball from Elliot Reynolds | 41-31 |
| 15:44 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Benjamin Lancaster - foul #1 on Benjamin Lancaster, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), William Harkins (PF), Alvin Freeman (C) Michael Pearson, Elliot Reynolds, Benjamin Lancaster | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Bayer (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Patrick Roberts (C) Gregory Gift, Bobby James, John Raley | |
| 15:44 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 15:44 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) SG - Bobby Mazon (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Shawn Breaux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Harkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alvin Freeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Banks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Bayer (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Johnson (fresh) PF - Jerry Flowers (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by David Myers | 44-33 |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | Michael Bayer misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by David Myers - foul #2 on David Myers, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pearson (PG), Luis Davis (SF) David Myers, Shawn Breaux | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Martinsen (PF) Jerry Flowers | |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | Michael Bayer makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | Michael Bayer misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Harkins | 44-34 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson tips it back up and in | 46-34 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Michael Bayer is blocked by Luis Davis | 46-34 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Luis Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-34 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi | Luis Davis tips it back up and in | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Patrick Roberts knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-36 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux (SF), Elliot Reynolds (PF), Benjamin Lancaster (C) Luis Davis, William Harkins, Alvin Freeman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bobby James (SF), Jerry Flowers (PF), John Raley (C) Richard Johnson, Thomas Martinsen, Patrick Roberts | |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson misses the free throw | 50-36 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds snags the offensive board | 50-36 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Flowers | 50-36 |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Bobby James grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | John Raley blows the dunk but he's hacked by Benjamin Lancaster - foul #2 on Benjamin Lancaster, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG) Michael Pearson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | John Raley makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | John Raley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Myers | 53-38 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | William Banks clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-38 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Shawn Breaux | 53-38 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-38 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Michael Bayer grabs the board | 53-38 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Bayer | 53-41 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bobby James | 53-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bobby Mazon (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Shawn Breaux (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elliot Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Lancaster (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Banks (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Bayer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby James (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Flowers (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - John Raley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Benjamin Lancaster is called for the reach on William Banks - foul #3 on Benjamin Lancaster, team foul #4 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pearson (PG), Bryan Espey (SF), William Harkins (PF), Alvin Freeman (C) David Myers, Shawn Breaux, Elliot Reynolds, Benjamin Lancaster | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (SG), Richard Johnson (SF), Patrick Roberts (C) Michael Bayer, Bobby James, John Raley | |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | Patrick Roberts is hacked by William Harkins - foul #2 on William Harkins, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Johnson and the foul's on Michael Pearson - foul #1 on Michael Pearson, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift makes the free throw | 53-44 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson is whistled for traveling | 53-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Davis (SF) Bryan Espey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 10:27 | Kentucky | Patrick Roberts hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 53-44 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alvin Freeman | 55-44 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | William Banks misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Luis Davis can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Patrick Roberts - foul #2 on Patrick Roberts, team foul #2 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds (PF), Benjamin Lancaster (C) William Harkins, Alvin Freeman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Bayer (SG), Bobby James (SF), John Raley (PF) William Banks, Richard Johnson, Jerry Flowers | |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Luis Davis makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Luis Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Bobby James grabs the defensive rebound | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Michael Pearson steals it from Bobby James | 56-44 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | Patrick Roberts is called for the reach on Benjamin Lancaster - foul #3 on Patrick Roberts, team foul #3 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux (SF) Luis Davis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster misses the tip | 56-44 |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Patrick Roberts pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Michael Bayer connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Gift | 56-47 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-47 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Bobby James grabs the board | 56-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Pearson (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Mazon (tiring) 17 pts. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elliot Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Lancaster (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Bayer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby James (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Raley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Patrick Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | Patrick Roberts connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Bobby James | 56-50 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Michael Pearson, team foul #7 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Banks (PG), Jerry Flowers (PF) Gregory Gift, Patrick Roberts | |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Benjamin Lancaster snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-50 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | John Raley grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | John Raley drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by William Banks | 56-52 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson is hacked by William Banks - foul #2 on William Banks, team foul #4 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SF), William Harkins (PF), Alvin Freeman (C) Shawn Breaux, Elliot Reynolds, Benjamin Lancaster | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (SF), Patrick Roberts (C) Bobby James, John Raley | |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | William Harkins misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jerry Flowers - foul #3 on Jerry Flowers, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | William Harkins makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | William Harkins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 58-52 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | William Banks snags the offensive board | 58-52 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | William Banks scores on a shot from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-54 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Bryan Espey picks off the pass by William Banks | 60-54 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Elliot Reynolds (PF), Benjamin Lancaster (C) Michael Pearson, Bryan Espey, William Harkins, Alvin Freeman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (SG), Bobby James (SF), John Raley (PF) William Banks, Michael Bayer, Richard Johnson | |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Patrick Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pearson (PG) David Myers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Banks (PG) Patrick Roberts | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Pearson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Mazon (tiring) 17 pts. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Elliot Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Benjamin Lancaster (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Banks (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby James (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Flowers (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Raley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | William Banks picks off the pass by Benjamin Lancaster | 60-54 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 60-54 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers snags the offensive board | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | William Banks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | John Raley pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | John Raley slams it home | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds tips it back up and in | 62-56 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | William Banks can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Elliot Reynolds - foul #1 on Elliot Reynolds, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Luis Davis (SF) Michael Pearson, Shawn Breaux | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Bayer (SG), Patrick Roberts (C) Gregory Gift, Jerry Flowers | |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | William Banks makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | William Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Bobby Mazon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-58 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | John Raley gets the rebound | 62-58 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pearson (PG), Shawn Breaux (SF) David Myers, Luis Davis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (SG), Jerry Flowers (PF) Michael Bayer, Patrick Roberts | |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | John Raley lays it in set up by Jerry Flowers | 62-60 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds misses the lay-in | 62-60 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 01:10 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-60 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Jerry Flowers grabs the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Bobby James is hacked by Benjamin Lancaster - foul #4 on Benjamin Lancaster, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Bobby James makes the 1st free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Bobby James makes the 2nd free throw | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Elliot Reynolds connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Michael Pearson | 64-62 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Shawn Breaux denies the turnaround by William Banks | 64-62 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift grabs the offensive board | 64-62 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | John Raley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Benjamin Lancaster - foul #5 on Benjamin Lancaster, team foul #10 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Freeman (C) Benjamin Lancaster | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | John Raley misses the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | John Raley misses the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Alvin Freeman gets the rebound | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | William Banks is called for the reach on Alvin Freeman in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Banks, team foul #6 | 64-62 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | John Raley is called for the reach on Michael Pearson - foul #1 on John Raley, team foul #7 | 64-62 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Bobby James drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gregory Gift | 66-65 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson is hacked by William Banks in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Banks, team foul #8 | 66-65 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Michael Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Bobby James clanks a halfcourt shot | 68-65 |