| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman inbounds the ball | 14-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Gift and the foul's on David Myers - foul #1 on David Myers, team foul #1 | 14-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) David Myers, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the free throw | 14-39 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey drills a jump hook from close range | 16-39 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 16-39 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Curtis Hines | 16-39 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines is called for traveling | 16-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-39 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux grabs the board | 16-39 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey is hacked by Bill Greenman - foul #1 on Bill Greenman, team foul #1 | 16-39 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Chad Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Hines (PF) Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF) Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton drills a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Jon Carnahan - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #2 | 18-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF) David Myers, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton makes the free throw | 19-39 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-39 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton grabs the board | 19-39 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses short on a jumper in the lane | 19-39 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the offensive rebound | 19-39 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines knocks in the jump hook in the paint and the foul's on Jerry Lee - foul #2 on Jerry Lee, team foul #3 | 21-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Bryan Espey, Randall Murray, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the free throw | 22-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Leslie (fresh) PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-39 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent tips it in | 22-41 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | David Myers can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-41 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | James Leslie grabs the board | 22-41 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent's layup is rejected by Jason Williams | 22-41 |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson snags the offensive board | 22-41 |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | The jumper by Nicholas Pegg is denied by Shawn Breaux | 22-41 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Jason Williams gets the rebound | 22-41 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-41 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines tips it home | 24-41 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses long on a floater from the right side | 24-41 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the board | 24-41 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the easy layup | 24-41 |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 24-41 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 24-44 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on David Myers - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #4 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) David Myers, Paul Mathieu, Shawn Breaux, Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg, James Leslie, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey clanks a floater in the lane | 24-44 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Patrick Grant | 24-44 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-44 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton gets the rebound | 24-44 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | Randall Murray is fouled on the floor by Patrick Grant - foul #2 on Patrick Grant, team foul #5 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Shawn Breaux (SF) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey's pass is intercepted by Bill Greenman | 24-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-44 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey hits a floater from the left wing | 26-44 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee lays it in on a great pass from Gregory Gift | 26-46 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Gregory Gift takes the ball from Chad Smith | 26-46 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift dunks the ball | 26-48 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | David Myers misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-48 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 26-48 |
| 09:18 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift scores on a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jon Carnahan and the foul's on David Myers - foul #2 on David Myers, team foul #2 | 26-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Dwight Jones (PF), Patrick Sheard (C) David Myers, Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 09:18 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift misses the free throw | 26-50 |
| 09:18 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Eldridge Kent | 26-50 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-53 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Randall Murray | 29-53 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Gregory Gift | 29-55 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #3 | 29-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bradley Dunning, Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Dwight Jones, Patrick Sheard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Gregory Gift, Nicholas Pegg, James Leslie, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses short on a shot from the left side | 29-55 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux snags the defensive board | 29-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton makes the floater from close range set up by David Myers | 31-55 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Shawn Breaux - foul #1 on Shawn Breaux, team foul #4 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the 1st free throw | 31-55 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the 2nd free throw | 31-55 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines pulls down the rebound | 31-55 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Jason Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-55 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Breaux | 31-55 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | David Myers misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-55 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-55 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is hacked by Bryan Espey - foul #3 on Bryan Espey, team foul #5 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Dwight Jones (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bryan Espey, Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-55 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan hits the follow up shot | 31-57 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | David Myers misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-57 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant pulls down the rebound | 31-57 |
| 05:21 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman's pass is intercepted by David Myers | 31-57 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | David Myers hits the finger roll | 33-57 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 33-57 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | David Myers gets the rebound | 33-57 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Thomas Hamilton is blocked by Jerry Lee | 33-57 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gregory Gift | 33-57 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 3 from the right wing | 33-57 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones pulls down the rebound | 33-57 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton is hacked by Bill Greenman - foul #2 on Bill Greenman, team foul #6 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Jason Williams (C) David Myers, Paul Mathieu, Shawn Breaux, Dwight Jones, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Randall Murray | 36-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson is hacked by Bradley Dunning in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #6 | 36-57 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #7 | 36-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Leslie (fresh) PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-57 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Jason Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 36-57 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Nicholas Pegg is called for the reach on Jason Williams - foul #1 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #8 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Curtis Hines (PF) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Jason Williams makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Jason Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Leslie | 38-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | David Myers misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-60 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Jason Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 38-60 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | David Myers drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Curtis Hines | 41-60 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg drills a floater in the lane set up by Richard Johnson | 41-62 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-62 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Jason Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-62 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | David Myers misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 41-62 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent pulls down the rebound | 41-62 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-62 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux snags the defensive board | 41-62 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from David Myers | 43-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent lays it in on a great pass from Nicholas Pegg and the foul's on Jason Williams - foul #2 on Jason Williams, team foul #7 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg, James Leslie, John Jackson | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the free throw | 43-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | David Myers misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-65 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the board | 43-65 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift runs out the clock | 43-65 |