| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Parker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman inbounds the ball | 24-21 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Pegg | 24-24 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Patrick Grant steals it from Bradley Dunning | 24-24 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Nicholas Pegg | 24-27 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | William Parker is hacked by Jerry Lee - foul #1 on Jerry Lee, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Dwight Jones (C) William Parker, Vernon Fletcher, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the easy layup | 24-27 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 24-27 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg is fouled on the floor by Bradley Dunning - foul #1 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Richard Knight is called for the reach on Jerry Lee - foul #1 on Richard Knight, team foul #2 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Curtis Hines (C) Richard Knight, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:30 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Chad Smith - foul #3 on Chad Smith, team foul #3 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF), Dwight Jones (C) William Parker, Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:30 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 17:30 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-29 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant grabs the board | 24-29 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-29 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the offensive board | 24-29 |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman can't throw it down but the foul's on Bradley Dunning - foul #2 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #4 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), William Parker (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Bradley Dunning, Richard Knight, Vernon Fletcher, Marcus Ludwig, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (SG), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Nicholas Pegg, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-31 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi | Randall Murray tips it home | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) SG - William Parker (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Grant out of a doubleteam | 26-33 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | William Parker knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Paul Mathieu | 28-33 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-33 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jason Williams | 28-33 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi | William Parker drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to John Jackson | 31-33 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 31-33 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent tips it home | 31-35 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent buries a runner from close range | 31-37 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | William Parker knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Randall Murray | 34-37 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Jason Williams is called for the reach on John Jackson - foul #2 on Jason Williams, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Richard Knight (SG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Paul Mathieu, William Parker, Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Harry Bucy, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 12:23 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee is alone and drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Patrick Grant | 34-39 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is whistled for a carry | 34-39 |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing and he's fouled by Vernon Fletcher - foul #3 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #6 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Hines (C) Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the free throw | 34-42 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Knight (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan's pass is intercepted by Bradley Dunning | 34-42 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning lays it up and in | 36-42 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bill Greenman | 36-44 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines loses the dribble to Jon Carnahan | 36-44 |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | Curtis Hines is called for the reach on Nicholas Pegg - foul #1 on Curtis Hines, team foul #7 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Dwight Jones (C) Richard Knight, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), John Jackson (PF) Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman | |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | Chad Smith clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-44 |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 09:15 | Kentucky | John Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Vernon Fletcher | 36-44 |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | Chad Smith tips it but misses | 36-44 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi | Chad Smith pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Pegg - foul #3 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #2 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SF), Curtis Hines (C) Vernon Fletcher, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF), Eldridge Kent (C) Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 3rd free throw | 39-44 |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman drills a 3 from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | William Parker buries a shot from the right wing set up by Curtis Hines | 41-47 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Jackson | 41-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Parker (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Eldridge Kent - foul #1 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF) Richard Knight | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan (C) Bill Greenman | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | John Jackson drills a 3 from straight away | 43-52 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-52 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines can't tip it in | 43-52 |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent pulls down the rebound | 43-52 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy's floater is tipped away by Chad Smith | 43-52 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the offensive board | 43-52 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Chad Smith swats the short shot by Eldridge Kent | 43-52 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 43-52 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | William Parker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-52 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) Nicholas Pegg, Eldridge Kent, John Jackson | |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Knight - foul #2 on Richard Knight, team foul #8 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF) Paul Mathieu, William Parker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Randall Murray knocks in the jumper from the right block | 47-54 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy is hacked by Richard Knight - foul #3 on Richard Knight, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), William Parker (SG), Curtis Hines (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy misses the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | William Parker snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-55 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses the tip | 47-55 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Jerry Lee is blocked by Chad Smith | 47-55 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Curtis Hines | 47-55 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu is whistled for traveling | 47-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF) Paul Mathieu, Richard Knight | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG) Harry Bucy | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Parker (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 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 (0) | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jerry Lee - foul #2 on Jerry Lee, team foul #4 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Curtis Hines - foul #2 on Curtis Hines, team foul #10 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG) Paul Mathieu | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 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) | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-60 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee lays it in and the foul's on Chad Smith - foul #4 on Chad Smith, team foul #11 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent (C) Jon Carnahan | |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the free throw | 50-63 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Richard Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Chad Smith (PF), Marcus Ludwig (C) Paul Mathieu, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), John Jackson (PF) Patrick Grant, Jerry Lee | |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | John Jackson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-63 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Marcus Ludwig | 50-63 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Chad Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Chad Smith, team foul #12 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Richard Knight, Chad Smith, Marcus Ludwig | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Harry Bucy, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is alone and drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Patrick Grant | 50-65 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-65 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bill Greenman | 50-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg loses the ball out of bounds | 50-65 |
| 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) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines double dribbles | 50-65 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant runs out the clock | 50-65 |