| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Valente (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Reinhart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Graham Strong | 40-30 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kenneth Brown - foul #3 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 18:43 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael drills a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Graham Strong and the foul's on Charles Kawakami - foul #1 on Charles Kawakami, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| 18:43 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the free throw | 43-32 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart clanks a shot from the right side | 43-32 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente hits the follow up shot | 45-32 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | Ronald Raphael is called for the reach on Donald Clayton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), John Jackson (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Allen Fisk (C) Graham Strong, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SF), Josef Kizewski (C) Gregorio Moretti, Donald Clayton | |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey lays it up and in | 45-34 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | Christopher Majkowski takes the ball from John Jackson | 45-34 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk pulls down the rebound | 45-34 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | John Jackson comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-34 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Tyrone Powell picks off the pass by Christopher Majkowski in the backcourt | 45-34 |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | John Jackson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ralph Despres (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Powell (fresh) PF - Joseph Reinhart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Fisk (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Libbey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Charles Kawakami (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Josef Kizewski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski is fouled on the floor by Tyrone Powell - foul #3 on Tyrone Powell, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Marvin Valente (SG), Ronald Raphael (SF), Thomas Good (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Ralph Despres, John Jackson, Tyrone Powell, Joseph Reinhart, Allen Fisk | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hobbs (PG), Michael Spadaro (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Kenneth Smith, Christopher Majkowski, Charles Kawakami, Josef Kizewski | |
| 14:59 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 48-34 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton snags the offensive board | 48-34 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 48-34 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marvin Valente | 48-34 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Graham Strong misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-34 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Brown | 48-34 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente can't connect on a shot from the left block | 48-34 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Good - foul #1 on Thomas Good, team foul #4 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart (PF) Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SG) Milton Libbey | |
| 13:49 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti misses the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 48-35 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Graham Strong | 50-35 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski connects on the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-37 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael buries a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Michael Spadaro - foul #3 on Michael Spadaro, team foul #2 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), John Jackson (SG), Thomas Good (PF), Allen Fisk (C) Graham Strong, Marvin Valente, Joseph Reinhart, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Josef Kizewski (C) James Hobbs, Michael Spadaro, Donald Clayton | |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the free throw | 53-37 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Josef Kizewski is blocked by Allen Fisk | 53-37 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | John Jackson grabs the board | 53-37 |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | Thomas Good can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 53-37 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski grabs the defensive rebound | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ralph Despres (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Good (fresh) 1 pts. C - Allen Fisk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Majkowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-37 |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael grabs the defensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | John Jackson scores on a floater near the basket | 55-37 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-37 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski grabs the offensive board | 55-37 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Josef Kizewski | 55-40 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Smith steals it from Allen Fisk | 55-40 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith hits the finger roll | 55-42 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Thomas Good can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Majkowski - foul #2 on Christopher Majkowski, team foul #3 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Marvin Valente (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Ralph Despres, John Jackson, Ronald Raphael, Allen Fisk | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hobbs (PG), Milton Libbey (SG), Michael Spadaro (SF), Donald Clayton (C) Kenneth Smith, Christopher Majkowski, Charles Kawakami, Josef Kizewski | |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Thomas Good misses the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Thomas Good makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | James Hobbs misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Graham Strong - foul #1 on Graham Strong, team foul #5 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart (PF) Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | James Hobbs makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | James Hobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Graham Strong | 58-44 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | James Hobbs is fouled in the backcourt by Graham Strong - foul #2 on Graham Strong, team foul #6 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski (PF) Gregorio Moretti | |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | James Hobbs clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-44 |
| 08:48 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | Donald Clayton denies the turnaround by Kenneth Brown | 58-44 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton grabs the board | 58-44 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Graham Strong steps in front of the James Hobbs pass | 58-44 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Donald Clayton - foul #2 on Donald Clayton, team foul #4 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG) Marvin Valente | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF) James Hobbs, Michael Spadaro, Josef Kizewski | |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey is hacked by John Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #7 | 59-44 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joseph Reinhart | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Powell (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Joseph Reinhart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Gregorio Moretti (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Clayton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | John Jackson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey knocks in the shot from the left side | 59-46 |
| 06:52 | Kentucky | John Jackson is hacked by Milton Libbey - foul #2 on Milton Libbey, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), Ronald Raphael (SF), Allen Fisk (C) Graham Strong, Tyrone Powell, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SG), Michael Spadaro (SF) Milton Libbey, Gregorio Moretti | |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Donald Clayton picks off the pass by John Jackson | 59-46 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 59-46 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Michael Spadaro misses the tip | 59-46 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Charles Kawakami - foul #2 on Charles Kawakami, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF) Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski (C) Donald Clayton | |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Kawakami | 61-49 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Despres | 63-49 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #7 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Thomas Good (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Ralph Despres, John Jackson, Joseph Reinhart, Allen Fisk | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (SG) Michael Spadaro | |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Graham Strong comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-49 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Graham Strong misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 63-49 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith gets the rebound | 63-49 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Majkowski | 63-51 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Thomas Good misses the lay-in | 63-51 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Graham Strong gets the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Marvin Valente, team foul #8 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), John Jackson (SG), Ronald Raphael (SF), Joseph Reinhart (PF), Allen Fisk (C) Graham Strong, Marvin Valente, Tyrone Powell, Thomas Good, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hobbs (PG), Michael Spadaro (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Kenneth Smith, Christopher Majkowski, Charles Kawakami, Josef Kizewski | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ralph Despres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Reinhart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Allen Fisk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Hobbs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Spadaro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Clayton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Marvin Valente (SG), Kenneth Brown (C) Ralph Despres, John Jackson, Allen Fisk | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown is called for traveling | 63-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF) Michael Spadaro | |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG) James Hobbs | |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente scores on a jump hook in the paint set up by Joseph Reinhart and the foul's on Gregorio Moretti - foul #4 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the free throw | 66-51 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami loses the dribble to Ronald Raphael | 66-51 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Graham Strong misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-51 |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the tip | 66-51 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton pulls down the rebound | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 66-51 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton hits the follow up shot | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente lays it in | 68-53 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses the wide open runner in the lane | 68-53 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael tips it but misses | 68-53 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 68-53 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Graham Strong runs out the clock | 68-53 |