| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Carroll Pape (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape inbounds the ball | 22-25 |
| 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 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 22-25 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Merritt | 22-28 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Cory Thompson - foul #1 on Cory Thompson, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), James Burgess (SF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Carroll Pape, Charles Brockman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mathew Lawson | 22-31 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-31 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | Edward Brown tips it home | 24-31 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 24-31 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nathan Tripp | 24-31 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Cory Thompson takes the ball from Joseph Warren | 24-31 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), Harold Hilliard (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Edward Brown, Joseph Warren, Nathan Tripp | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PF), Stephen Danford (C) Archie Blosser, Mathew Lawson | |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | James Burgess's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG) Kyle Cannon | |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | Arthur McCuen picks off the pass by Cory Thompson in the backcourt | 24-31 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Cory Thompson steps in front of the Charles Brockman pass | 24-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Burgess (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Hilliard (fresh) C - Charles Brockman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alvin Manning (fresh) 3 pts. C - Stephen Danford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits the finger roll | 24-33 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Phil Newsome picks off the pass by James Burgess | 24-33 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Floyd Wilson - foul #3 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #1 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG), Joseph Warren (PF) Floyd Wilson, Harold Hilliard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Mathew Lawson (PF), Charles Farmer (C) Cory Thompson, Alvin Manning, Stephen Danford | |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Brockman | 24-35 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle (SF), Archie Blosser (PF) Michael Merritt, Charles Farmer | |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG) Phil Newsome | |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Arthur McCuen steals it from Archie Blosser | 24-35 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | James Burgess knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 26-35 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 26-35 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Charles Brockman | 26-35 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman throws it down on a nice dish by Arthur McCuen | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur McCuen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jacob Stewart (fresh) SF - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Brockman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) PF - Archie Blosser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mathew Lawson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kyle Cannon | 28-37 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | Charles Brockman banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Warren | 30-37 |
| 10:36 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson blows the layup | 30-37 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson gets the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Charles Brockman denies the turnaround by Kyle Cannon | 30-37 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Kyle Cannon takes the ball from Arthur McCuen | 30-37 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson banks in the layup on a great pass from Kyle Cannon | 30-39 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | Cory Thompson is called for the reach on Jacob Stewart - foul #2 on Cory Thompson, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), Carroll Pape (SF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Jacob Stewart, James Burgess, Charles Brockman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG), Phil Newsome (SG), Michael Merritt (SF), Charles Farmer (PF), Stephen Danford (C) Kyle Cannon, Cory Thompson, Kevin Cagle, Archie Blosser, Mathew Lawson | |
| 09:06 | Mississippi | Carroll Pape comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 30-39 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning's pass is intercepted by Edward Brown in the backcourt | 30-39 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Edward Brown misses the easy layup | 30-39 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome gets the rebound | 30-39 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome is hacked by Floyd Wilson - foul #4 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG), Howard Barnes (SF) Floyd Wilson, Joseph Warren | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (PG) Alvin Manning | |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Cory Thompson | 30-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart is hacked by Cory Thompson - foul #3 on Cory Thompson, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Floyd Wilson (SG), Joseph Warren (PF) Jacob Stewart, Howard Barnes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Carroll Pape | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Edward Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Carroll Pape (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Danford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | Stephen Danford is called for traveling | 33-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), James Burgess (SF), Charles Brockman (C) Edward Brown, Carroll Pape, Nathan Tripp | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG) Phil Newsome | |
| 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) | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | James Burgess drills a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Michael Merritt - foul #1 on Michael Merritt, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | James Burgess makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Charles Brockman | 36-42 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | James Burgess misses the 3 from straight away | 36-42 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Stephen Danford pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Floyd Wilson - foul #5 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Jacob Stewart (SG), Carroll Pape (SF), Harold Hilliard (PF), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Floyd Wilson, James Burgess, Joseph Warren, Charles Brockman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (PF) Stephen Danford | |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Edward Brown hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 05:16 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kyle Cannon | 36-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Harold Hilliard loses the ball out of bounds | 36-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur McCuen (PG), James Burgess (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Charles Brockman (C) Edward Brown, Carroll Pape, Harold Hilliard, Nathan Tripp | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG), Phil Newsome (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Archie Blosser (PF) Kyle Cannon, Cory Thompson, Michael Merritt, Charles Farmer | |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning misses long on a floater from the baseline | 36-47 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle tips it home | 36-49 |
| 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) | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren comes up short on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Alvin Manning - foul #1 on Alvin Manning, team foul #5 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Brown (PG), Nathan Tripp (C) Arthur McCuen, Charles Brockman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome drills a 3 from straight away | 38-52 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Kevin Cagle swats the layup by James Burgess | 38-52 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 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) | |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning throws it down set up by Mathew Lawson and the foul's on Nathan Tripp - foul #2 on Nathan Tripp, team foul #4 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Willis (SG), Harold Hilliard (PF) Jacob Stewart, Joseph Warren | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Michael Merritt (SF) Phil Newsome, Kevin Cagle | |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning makes the free throw | 38-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Edward Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bobby Willis (fresh) SF - James Burgess (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Hilliard (fresh) C - Nathan Tripp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alvin Manning (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Nathan Tripp misses the easy layup | 38-55 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning grabs the board | 38-55 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning misses long on a floater in the lane | 38-55 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson hits the follow up shot | 38-57 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Cory Thompson steps in front of the Nathan Tripp pass | 38-57 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson is hacked by Bobby Willis - foul #1 on Bobby Willis, team foul #5 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart (SG), Howard Barnes (SF) Bobby Willis, James Burgess | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Charles Farmer (PF), Stephen Danford (C) Alvin Manning, Archie Blosser, Mathew Lawson | |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt clanks a jumper from the left wing | 38-57 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson tips it but misses | 38-57 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-57 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Danford and he's hacked by Jacob Stewart - foul #1 on Jacob Stewart, team foul #6 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Burgess (SF) Howard Barnes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Archie Blosser (PF), Mathew Lawson (C) Charles Farmer, Stephen Danford | |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the free throw | 38-60 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by Cory Thompson - foul #4 on Cory Thompson, team foul #6 | 38-60 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Jacob Stewart makes the 3rd free throw | 41-60 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson loses the dribble to James Burgess | 41-60 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Edward Brown lays it in set up by James Burgess | 43-60 |
| 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) | |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon loses the ball out of bounds | 43-60 |
| 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) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | James Burgess comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 43-60 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Archie Blosser | 43-60 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon runs out the clock | 43-60 |