| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Saunders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 6 pts. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses the floater from just outside the lane | 33-27 |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool tips it home | 35-27 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett is whistled for traveling | 35-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Otis Langdon (SF), Bobby Montgomery (PF) Brandon Clayton, Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:46 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 35-27 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Gregg Bentley | 35-27 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joshua Hensel | 38-27 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-29 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Otis Langdon | 41-29 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | James Saunders is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Saunders, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Walker King (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Harold Allen (PF), Kwas Abdool (C) Joshua Hensel, Rodney Remick, Otis Langdon, Bobby Montgomery, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), Scott Daley (PF), Sergio Martinez (C) Lonnie Burrell, James Saunders, Jonny Hall, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Walker King connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Brandon Clayton | 44-29 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett is fouled in the backcourt by Walker King - foul #2 on Walker King, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt (C) Harold Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Starner (SF) Gregory Torbett | |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Scott Daley hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Walker King scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Herbert McCullick | 47-31 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Sergio Martinez | 47-33 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Walker King comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez snags the defensive board | 47-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walker King (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Bhatt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Starner (fresh) PF - Scott Daley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Sergio Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Dale Bhatt is called for the reach on Sergio Martinez - foul #1 on Dale Bhatt, team foul #2 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Harold Allen (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Brandon Clayton, Walker King, Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool, Dale Bhatt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), James Saunders (SG), Gregory Torbett (SF), Jonny Hall (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Wilson Kaspar, Thomas Horrocks, William Starner, Scott Daley, Sergio Martinez | |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 47-33 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey tips it home | 47-35 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Lawrence Dorsey - foul #2 on Lawrence Dorsey, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG) Joshua Hensel | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Torbett, team foul #3 | 49-35 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Otis Langdon | 52-35 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | James Saunders scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Harold Allen - foul #1 on Harold Allen, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Brandon Clayton, Otis Langdon, Harold Allen, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | James Saunders misses the free throw | 52-37 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Lawrence Dorsey is called for the reach on Rodney Remick - foul #3 on Lawrence Dorsey, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Daley (PF), Sergio Martinez (C) Jonny Hall, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick is called for traveling | 52-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Bobby Montgomery (C) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks (SG) James Saunders | |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Otis Langdon (SF), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Herbert McCullick, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), William Starner (SF) Lonnie Burrell, Gregory Torbett | |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | Sergio Martinez denies the turnaround by Gregg Bentley | 52-37 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley grabs the offensive board | 52-37 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 52-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Harold Allen (PF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Brandon Clayton, Walker King, Otis Langdon, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett (SF), Jonny Hall (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) William Starner, Scott Daley, Sergio Martinez | |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Bobby Montgomery - foul #1 on Bobby Montgomery, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley (C) Harold Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG) Wilson Kaspar | |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks misses the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks misses the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Joshua Hensel and the foul's on Lawrence Dorsey - foul #4 on Lawrence Dorsey, team foul #5 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Kwas Abdool (PF) Joshua Hensel, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Saunders (SG), Scott Daley (C) Thomas Horrocks, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the free throw | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett connects on the shot from the free throw line | 55-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Saunders (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 6 pts. C - Scott Daley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool is hacked by Jonny Hall - foul #2 on Jonny Hall, team foul #6 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Harold Allen (PF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez (C) Jonny Hall | |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | Harold Allen can't finish the layup | 55-39 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez gets the rebound | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | James Saunders hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Daley | 55-42 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | Walker King misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-42 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez grabs the board | 55-42 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Otis Langdon takes the ball from Sergio Martinez | 55-42 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Harold Allen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-42 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Scott Daley grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Scott Daley comes up short on the floater from close range | 55-42 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Scott Daley grabs the offensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell connects on the open jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Daley | 55-44 |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Otis Langdon, Harold Allen, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF), Jonny Hall (PF) Lonnie Burrell, James Saunders, Gregory Torbett, Scott Daley | |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 55-44 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton's layup is rejected by Jonny Hall | 55-44 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool grabs the offensive board | 55-44 |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-44 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley gets the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Rodney Remick | 57-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Starner (fresh) PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) 6 pts. C - Sergio Martinez (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez is hacked by Herbert McCullick - foul #2 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #5 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), Gregory Torbett (SF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Thomas Horrocks, William Starner, Sergio Martinez | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Kwas Abdool - foul #2 on Kwas Abdool, team foul #6 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt (C) Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool blows the layup | 57-46 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey snags the defensive board | 57-46 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt tips it home | 59-46 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert McCullick - foul #3 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Gregg Bentley (C) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Dale Bhatt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Saunders (SG), Scott Daley (PF) Wilson Kaspar, Jonny Hall | |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool loses the dribble to Gregory Torbett | 59-48 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | James Saunders can't finish the layup | 59-48 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Scott Daley is called for the reach on Kwas Abdool - foul #2 on Scott Daley, team foul #7 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Otis Langdon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SF) Lonnie Burrell, Gregory Torbett | |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Brandon Clayton steals the ball from Lawrence Dorsey | 61-48 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool jams it set up by Brandon Clayton | 63-48 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Gregg Bentley steps in front of the James Saunders pass in the backcourt | 63-48 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Lawrence Dorsey - foul #5 on Lawrence Dorsey, team foul #8 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Otis Langdon (SF) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Jonny Hall (PF) Timothy Flinn, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall snags the defensive board | 64-48 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Scott Daley loses the dribble to Walker King | 64-48 |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 64-48 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Otis Langdon - foul #1 on Otis Langdon, team foul #8 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Harold Allen (PF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Otis Langdon, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Starner (SF), Sergio Martinez (C) James Saunders, Jonny Hall | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks misses the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Brandon Clayton | 67-49 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harold Allen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bobby Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Starner (fresh) PF - Scott Daley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Sergio Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Starner | 67-51 |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 69-51 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Rodney Remick steals the ball from Thomas Horrocks | 69-51 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick buries a jumper in the paint set up by Bobby Montgomery | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Bobby Montgomery - foul #2 on Bobby Montgomery, team foul #9 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Harold Allen, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez misses the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez misses the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool pulls down the rebound | 71-51 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-51 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez gets the rebound | 71-51 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | William Starner misses the floater from the right side | 71-51 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | William Starner grabs the offensive rebound | 71-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | William Starner knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Wilson Kaspar and he's hacked by Gregg Bentley - foul #1 on Gregg Bentley, team foul #10 | 71-53 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | William Starner misses the free throw | 71-53 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool pulls down the rebound | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the dunk | 71-53 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks grabs the defensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | William Starner misses the lay-in | 71-53 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar misses the shot from the right side | 71-53 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 71-53 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton runs out the clock | 71-53 |