| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Corona (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Martin Salaam (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lee Hilton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Rankin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Murray Byrd (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson is fouled on the floor by Hank Bennett - foul #1 on Hank Bennett, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Murray Byrd - foul #1 on Murray Byrd, team foul #2 | 24-35 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd throws it down on a great pass from Randy Randolph | 26-37 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Randy Randolph - foul #1 on Randy Randolph, team foul #3 | 26-37 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin is called for a charge - foul #2 on Clarence Rankin, team foul #4 | 28-37 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:24 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett loses the ball out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fedele (C) Lee Hilton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | John Fedele connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Jeffrey Lamson | 30-37 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Randy Randolph | 30-40 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi | Harold Corona is whistled for traveling | 30-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Hilton (C) Frank Morton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG) Hank Bennett | |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Randy Randolph | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Fedele (fresh) 11 pts. C - Lee Hilton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Carnevale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Rankin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 30-42 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Harold Corona grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the jump hook from the baseline | 32-42 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Lee Hilton - foul #3 on Lee Hilton, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-43 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Martin Salaam | 35-43 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Lee Hilton - foul #4 on Lee Hilton, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (PF) Lee Hilton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG) Steven Carnevale | |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-45 |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Randy Randolph - foul #2 on Randy Randolph, team foul #5 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Troy Auten (PF) Clarence Rankin | |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-45 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | Harold Corona tips it in | 37-45 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett is whistled for traveling | 37-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Stone (SF), Lewis Gregory (C) Michael Hunt, Murray Byrd | |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | John Fedele is hacked by Lewis Gregory - foul #2 on Lewis Gregory, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | John Fedele misses the easy layup | 37-45 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Stone | 37-45 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses the dunk but he's hacked by John Fedele - foul #3 on John Fedele, team foul #3 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG), Clarence Rankin (PF) Hank Bennett, Troy Auten | |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | John Fedele misses long on a shot from the left side | 37-47 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin clanks a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Frank Morton - foul #1 on Frank Morton, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Michael Hunt (SF), Murray Byrd (C) Randy Randolph, Robert Stone, Lewis Gregory | |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Lamson (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Corona (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Martin Salaam (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Frank Morton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Fedele (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) SG - Steven Carnevale (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Clarence Rankin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to John Fedele | 37-48 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | Harold Corona can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-48 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin is fouled on the floor by Frank Morton - foul #2 on Frank Morton, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG), Troy Auten (PF) Steven Carnevale, Clarence Rankin | |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Hank Bennett | 37-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | The jumper by Jeffrey Lamson is denied by Murray Byrd | 37-50 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt snags the offensive board | 37-50 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett is hacked by Frank Morton - foul #3 on Frank Morton, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Clarence Rankin (PF), Lewis Gregory (C) Noel Bohn, Troy Auten, Murray Byrd | |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Harold Corona pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-50 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Randy Randolph | 40-52 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam loses the dribble to Hank Bennett | 40-52 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Lamson (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Corona (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. SF - Martin Salaam (tired) 2 pts. PF - Frank Morton (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Fedele (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hunt (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Clarence Rankin (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Frank Morton is hacked by Hank Bennett - foul #2 on Hank Bennett, team foul #7 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Hilton (C) John Fedele | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Stone (SF), Troy Auten (PF), Murray Byrd (C) Michael Hunt, Clarence Rankin, Lewis Gregory | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Frank Morton makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Frank Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett tips it but misses | 42-55 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-55 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Frank Morton tips it in | 44-55 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Frank Morton swats the layup by Robert Stone | 44-55 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Frank Morton grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Harold Corona is hacked by Hank Bennett - foul #3 on Hank Bennett, team foul #8 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG) Hank Bennett | |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Robert Stone grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Morton | 44-55 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Troy Auten tips it in | 44-57 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 44-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG), Michael Hunt (SF), Clarence Rankin (PF) Steven Carnevale, Robert Stone, Troy Auten | |
| 06:01 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd can't throw it down | 46-57 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lee Hilton | 46-57 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Murray Byrd - foul #2 on Murray Byrd, team foul #9 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fedele (PF) Frank Morton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Lamson - foul #2 on Jeffrey Lamson, team foul #7 | 47-57 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Harold Corona evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-59 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Randy Randolph | 47-59 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Murray Byrd | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Hunt | 47-62 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Hank Bennett | 47-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Lamson (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Corona (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. SF - Martin Salaam (tired) 2 pts. PF - John Fedele (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hunt (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. PF - Clarence Rankin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the contested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | John Fedele is called for the reach on Murray Byrd - foul #4 on John Fedele, team foul #8 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (PG), Robert Smith (C) Jeffrey Lamson, Lee Hilton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Steven Carnevale (SG), Robert Stone (SF), Troy Auten (PF) Randy Randolph, Hank Bennett, Michael Hunt, Clarence Rankin | |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 49-65 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | John Fedele gets the rebound | 49-65 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Harold Corona double dribbles | 49-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory (C) Murray Byrd | |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Robert Smith denies the turnaround by Robert Stone | 49-65 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Troy Auten gets the offensive rebound | 49-65 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Robert Stone connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Noel Bohn | 49-67 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Steven Carnevale - foul #1 on Steven Carnevale, team foul #10 | 49-67 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the 1st free throw | 50-67 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory knocks in the turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Stone | 51-69 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Noel Bohn picks off the pass by Harold Corona | 51-69 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale lays it up and in set up by Noel Bohn | 51-71 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | William Read loses the dribble to Lewis Gregory | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory hits a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Carnevale | 51-73 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | John Fedele blows the layup but he's hacked by Noel Bohn - foul #1 on Noel Bohn, team foul #11 | 51-73 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | John Fedele misses the 1st free throw | 51-73 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | John Fedele makes the 2nd free throw | 52-73 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn runs out the clock | 52-73 |