| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) C - Frank Morton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hank Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Dickerson | 22-31 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-31 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker drills a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Nicholas Anderson - foul #2 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the free throw | 24-34 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Randy Randolph - foul #3 on Randy Randolph, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PG) Randy Randolph | |
| 18:43 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker's floater is tipped away by James Dickerson | 26-34 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | John Howard steals it from James Dickerson | 26-34 |
| 17:37 | Kentucky | John Howard hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Anton Turner | 26-36 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Frank Morton's pass is intercepted by John Howard | 26-36 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | John Howard slams it home | 26-38 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-38 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | Frank Morton can't tip it in | 26-38 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | John Howard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 26-38 |
| 16:16 | Kentucky | Anton Turner snags the offensive board | 26-38 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker is whistled for a carry | 26-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards (C) Frank Morton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), William Dawley (SF) John Howard, Hank Bennett | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anton Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Dawley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | James Dickerson's pass is intercepted by William Dawley | 26-38 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Nicholas Anderson picks off the pass by Randy Randolph | 26-38 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards scores on a runner in the paint set up by Jeffrey Zybia | 28-38 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anton Turner and he's hacked by Jeffrey Lamson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SG), Hank Bennett (SF) Anton Turner, Jesse Boyers | |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the free throw | 28-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-41 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers (PF) Wayne Blocker | |
| 13:13 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | William Dawley grabs the offensive board | 31-41 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | John Howard drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by William Dawley | 31-43 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia is fouled on the floor by Randy Randolph - foul #4 on Randy Randolph, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Harold Corona (SF) Jeffrey Lamson, James Dickerson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PG), Wayne Blocker (C) Randy Randolph, William Dawley | |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards clanks a shot from the right side | 31-43 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi | Harold Corona gets the offensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia loses the dribble to John Howard | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Corona (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Anton Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Howard (fresh) 22 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Hank Bennett | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:13 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), Frank Morton (PF), John Fedele (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Nicholas Anderson, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (PF) Jesse Boyers | |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | John Howard hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Anton Turner and he's fouled by Jeffrey Lamson - foul #3 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #4 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF) Harold Corona | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | John Howard misses the free throw | 31-47 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | James Dickerson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-47 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Anton Turner gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Anton Turner blows the layup | 31-47 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | John Fedele grabs the board | 31-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Lamson | 33-47 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Lamson steps in front of the Anton Turner pass | 33-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | James Dickerson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Jeremy Macaulay | 36-47 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker tips it back up and in | 36-49 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | James Dickerson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Hank Bennett - foul #2 on Hank Bennett, team foul #3 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Harold Corona (SG), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Jeremy Macaulay, Jeffrey Lamson, John Fedele | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers (PF) Hank Bennett | |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | James Dickerson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | John Howard's 3 pointer is rejected by James Dickerson | 38-49 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia is hacked by Wayne Blocker - foul #1 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Harold Corona throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fedele (C) Frank Morton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | Harold Corona takes the ball from Jesse Boyers | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Fedele (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Anton Turner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - John Howard (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Dawley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Blocker (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | John Fedele denies the turnaround by Wayne Blocker | 38-49 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Harold Corona snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Anderson | 41-49 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Anderson - foul #3 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), Ronald Edwards (C) James Dickerson, John Fedele | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Hank Bennett (SF) Anton Turner, William Dawley | |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Jesse Boyers | 41-51 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Wayne Blocker - foul #2 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF) Harold Corona | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-51 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett tips it back up and in | 42-53 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-53 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | John Howard knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Hank Bennett | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia makes the floater from the right wing set up by James Dickerson | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | John Howard scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Hank Bennett | 44-58 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | James Dickerson's pass is intercepted by Wayne Blocker | 44-58 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Ronald Edwards denies the turnaround by Wayne Blocker | 44-58 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Dickerson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Nicholas Anderson (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Howard (tiring) 29 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Hank Bennett (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Blocker (tiring) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | James Dickerson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Randy Randolph | 46-60 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-60 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards hits the follow up shot | 48-60 |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers buries a turnaround from close range set up by Randy Randolph | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-62 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett pulls down the rebound | 48-62 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker's dunk attempt is rejected by Ronald Edwards | 48-62 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards gets the rebound | 48-62 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards scores on a jumper from the right block | 50-62 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | James Dickerson is called for the reach on Hank Bennett - foul #1 on James Dickerson, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Harold Corona (SG), Frank Morton (PF), John Fedele (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Jeffrey Lamson, Nicholas Anderson, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PG), William Dawley (SF) Randy Randolph, Hank Bennett | |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-62 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | James Dickerson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 50-62 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anton Turner | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jesse Boyers - foul #3 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Anton Turner runs out the clock | 52-62 |