| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Howard Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Chris New (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Harry Fortier (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ollie Grigg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eddie O'Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Corey Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | John Roberts inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy is fouled on the floor by Harry Fortier - foul #2 on Harry Fortier, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Michael Williams steals the ball from Eddie O'Callahan | 23-23 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips misses short on a jumper from the left side | 23-23 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | John Roberts snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Mark Johnson is whistled for traveling | 23-23 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-23 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | Michael Wells steps in front of the John Roberts pass | 23-23 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Chris New hits a floater from the left block set up by Howard Phillips and he's hacked by Ollie Grigg - foul #2 on Ollie Grigg, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Bowersox (PF) Michael Wells | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Sheng-li Xyong (SF) John Roberts | |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Chris New makes the free throw | 26-23 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Eddie O'Callahan is hacked by David Bowersox - foul #1 on David Bowersox, team foul #2 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Otis (SG) Chris New | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Collins (SG), Max Mullaney (PF) Ollie Grigg, Eddie O'Callahan | |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Mark Johnson scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Frank Collins | 26-25 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips's floater is knocked away by Corey Murphy | 26-25 |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Frank Collins grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Mark Johnson knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Max Mullaney | 26-27 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Howard Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Otis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Bowersox (fresh) 2 reb. C - Harry Fortier (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Mark Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sheng-li Xyong (fresh) PF - Max Mullaney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Corey Murphy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | Michael Williams misses the lay-in | 26-27 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier gets the offensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Mark Johnson - foul #2 on Mark Johnson, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chris New (SG), Michael Wells (PF), Drew Jones (C) Michael Williams, David Bowersox, Harry Fortier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ollie Grigg (SG), John Roberts (SF), Eddie O'Callahan (PF) Mark Johnson, Sheng-li Xyong, Corey Murphy | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | Max Mullaney is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Max Mullaney, team foul #3 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jordon Horton (PG) Howard Phillips | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Max Mullaney denies the turnaround by Chris New | 27-27 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ollie Grigg | 27-27 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Eddie O'Callahan's floater is tipped away by William Otis | 27-27 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Max Mullaney | 27-27 |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | Max Mullaney is whistled for a carry | 27-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Johnson (PG), Corey Murphy (C) Frank Collins, Max Mullaney | |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | William Otis double dribbles | 27-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Williams (SF), Harry Fortier (C) William Otis, Drew Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Eddie O'Callahan lays it up and in on a great pass from Mark Johnson | 27-29 |
| 12:59 | Mississippi | Eddie O'Callahan blocks the short jumper by Michael Wells | 27-29 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Eddie O'Callahan pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Mark Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Roberts | 27-32 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Michael Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jordon Horton | 29-32 |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy misses the lay-in | 29-32 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Williams | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jordon Horton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chris New (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Wells (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Harry Fortier (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Mark Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ollie Grigg (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eddie O'Callahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Corey Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Mississippi | Michael Wells scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-32 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Harry Fortier - foul #3 on Harry Fortier, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Phillips (PG), William Otis (SF), David Bowersox (PF), Drew Jones (C) Jordon Horton, Michael Williams, Michael Wells, Harry Fortier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Collins (PG), Sheng-li Xyong (SF), Max Mullaney (PF) Mark Johnson, John Roberts, Eddie O'Callahan | |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | David Bowersox snags the defensive board | 31-33 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | David Bowersox is fouled on the floor by Sheng-li Xyong - foul #3 on Sheng-li Xyong, team foul #4 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frederic Varda (C) Corey Murphy | |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | William Otis misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | David Bowersox grabs the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | William Otis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Sheng-li Xyong - foul #4 on Sheng-li Xyong, team foul #5 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Williams (SF), Harry Fortier (C) Chris New, Drew Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Casey Kennamer (SF) Sheng-li Xyong | |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | William Otis makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | William Otis makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Frank Collins lays it up and in set up by Ollie Grigg and the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Johnson (PG), Corey Murphy (C) Ollie Grigg, Frederic Varda | |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Frank Collins makes the free throw | 33-36 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | Michael Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Frank Collins gets the rebound | 33-36 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Harry Fortier - foul #4 on Harry Fortier, team foul #5 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eddie O'Callahan (PF) Max Mullaney | |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | David Bowersox is fouled on the floor by Casey Kennamer - foul #1 on Casey Kennamer, team foul #6 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Drew Jones (PF) David Bowersox | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Roberts (SF) Casey Kennamer | |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Michael Williams hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from William Otis | 35-37 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Frank Collins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Williams - foul #2 on Michael Williams, team foul #6 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jordon Horton (PG), Chris New (SG), Michael Wells (PF) Howard Phillips, William Otis, Drew Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Frank Collins makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Frank Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jordon Horton (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chris New (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Michael Wells (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Harry Fortier (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Mark Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Collins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eddie O'Callahan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Corey Murphy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi | Michael Williams hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jordon Horton | 37-39 |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Frank Collins | 37-41 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-41 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Frank Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy can't connect on a floater from the right side | 37-41 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Michael Wells snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Michael Wells misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Corey Murphy - foul #1 on Corey Murphy, team foul #7 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Phillips (PG), William Otis (SG), Drew Jones (C) Chris New, Michael Williams, Harry Fortier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ollie Grigg (SG), Sheng-li Xyong (SF), Max Mullaney (PF), Frederic Varda (C) Frank Collins, John Roberts, Eddie O'Callahan, Corey Murphy | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Michael Wells makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Michael Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Mark Johnson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips is fouled on the floor by Mark Johnson - foul #3 on Mark Johnson, team foul #8 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Bowersox (PF) Michael Wells | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Frederic Varda connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Sheng-li Xyong and the foul's on Drew Jones - foul #1 on Drew Jones, team foul #7 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chris New (SG) Jordon Horton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Corey Murphy (C) Max Mullaney | |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Frederic Varda makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Mark Johnson steals it from Howard Phillips | 41-47 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Ollie Grigg clanks a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Chris New - foul #1 on Chris New, team foul #8 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Williams (SF), Harry Fortier (C) William Otis, Drew Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Collins (PG), John Roberts (SF), Eddie O'Callahan (PF) Mark Johnson, Sheng-li Xyong, Frederic Varda | |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Ollie Grigg makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Ollie Grigg misses the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi | Chris New misses badly on a shot from the left block | 41-48 |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Roberts | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Howard Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chris New (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Bowersox (fresh) 4 reb. C - Harry Fortier (fresh) 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Frank Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ollie Grigg (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Eddie O'Callahan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Corey Murphy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy's floater is tipped away by Harry Fortier | 41-48 |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | John Roberts tips it in | 41-50 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Michael Williams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ollie Grigg - foul #3 on Ollie Grigg, team foul #9 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Wells (PF) David Bowersox | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Ollie Grigg is fouled on the floor by Harry Fortier - foul #5 on Harry Fortier, team foul #9 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Otis (SG), Drew Jones (C) Chris New, Harry Fortier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Ollie Grigg makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Ollie Grigg makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chris New (SG) William Otis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Johnson (PG) Frank Collins | |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips can't connect on a runner from the right block | 43-52 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Drew Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Eddie O'Callahan - foul #1 on Eddie O'Callahan, team foul #10 | 43-52 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | John Roberts misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-52 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Michael Williams pulls down the rebound | 44-52 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Chris New | 46-52 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Eddie O'Callahan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ollie Grigg | 46-54 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi | Chris New misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Michael Wells pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Chris New can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy pulls down the rebound | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy is hacked by Howard Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Howard Phillips, team foul #10 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Collins (SG) Ollie Grigg | |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Chris New connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Eddie O'Callahan is hacked by Howard Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Phillips, team foul #11 | 49-55 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Eddie O'Callahan misses the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Eddie O'Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-56 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Roberts | 49-56 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Chris New is called for the reach on John Roberts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chris New, team foul #12 | 49-56 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | John Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | John Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Eddie O'Callahan is called for the reach on Michael Williams - foul #2 on Eddie O'Callahan, team foul #11 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ollie Grigg (SG) Frank Collins | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Mark Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Phillips - foul #4 on Howard Phillips, team foul #13 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Collins (SG) Ollie Grigg | |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Mark Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Mark Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Chris New can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-60 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy is hacked by Howard Phillips in the backcourt - foul #5 on Howard Phillips, team foul #14 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jordon Horton (PG) Howard Phillips | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Corey Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Drew Jones grabs the board | 51-61 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | John Roberts grabs the board | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Mark Johnson runs out the clock | 51-61 |