| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) SG - James Saunders (fresh) SF - Gregory Torbett (fresh) PF - Jonny Hall (fresh) C - Lawrence Dorsey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Gregory Torbett and he's hacked by Kwas Abdool - foul #1 on Kwas Abdool, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:48 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:48 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick loses the dribble to James Saunders | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | James Saunders banks in the layup | 4-0 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Kwas Abdool | 4-2 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 4-2 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | James Saunders grabs the offensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey's fadeaway is rejected by Gregg Bentley | 4-2 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 4-2 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | James Saunders is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lonnie Burrell | 7-4 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick is hacked by Gregory Torbett - foul #1 on Gregory Torbett, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF), Scott Daley (PF), Sergio Martinez (C) Lonnie Burrell, James Saunders, Gregory Torbett, Jonny Hall, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Otis Langdon (SF), Bobby Montgomery (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | William Starner is fouled on the floor by Dale Bhatt - foul #1 on Dale Bhatt, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick | |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | William Starner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-7 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Walker King | 7-10 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Walker King steps in front of the William Starner pass in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery lays it up and in set up by Walker King | 7-12 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi | Joshua Hensel steps in front of the Wilson Kaspar pass in the backcourt | 7-12 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel dunks the ball | 7-14 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-14 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Scott Daley blocks the short jumper by Dale Bhatt | 7-14 |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel misses the tip | 7-14 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | William Starner snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Horrocks (fairly fresh) SF - William Starner (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Daley (fairly fresh) C - Sergio Martinez (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walker King (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Otis Langdon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bobby Montgomery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dale Bhatt (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez hits the finger roll set up by Wilson Kaspar | 9-14 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-14 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | Scott Daley pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar is hacked by Joshua Hensel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joshua Hensel, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Otis Langdon, Bobby Montgomery, Dale Bhatt | |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | James Saunders can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Rodney Remick - foul #1 on Rodney Remick, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | James Saunders misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | James Saunders makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Lawrence Dorsey denies the turnaround by Herbert McCullick | 10-14 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett is hacked by Herbert McCullick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey loses the dribble to Herbert McCullick | 10-14 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton misses the dunk attempt | 10-14 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 13:13 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick is whistled for traveling | 13-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (SG) James Saunders | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (SF), Harold Allen (PF) Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool | |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar buries a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Harold Allen - foul #1 on Harold Allen, team foul #6 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn (PG) Lonnie Burrell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick (SF) Brandon Clayton | |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar misses the free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Allen and he's fouled by Timothy Flinn - foul #1 on Timothy Flinn, team foul #2 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks (SF) Gregory Torbett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG) Rodney Remick | |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel misses the free throw | 15-16 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | Timothy Flinn can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Walker King connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joshua Hensel | 15-19 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey makes the jump hook in the lane | 17-19 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Walker King misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | Harold Allen snags the offensive board | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Timothy Flinn (fairly fresh) SG - Wilson Kaspar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Horrocks (fairly fresh) PF - Jonny Hall (tiring) 2 pts. C - Lawrence Dorsey (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walker King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harold Allen (fairly fresh) C - Gregg Bentley (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Walker King misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel tips it home | 17-21 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey misses short on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Walker King - foul #1 on Walker King, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), James Saunders (SG), Gregory Torbett (SF), Scott Daley (PF) Timothy Flinn, Wilson Kaspar, Thomas Horrocks, Jonny Hall | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Herbert McCullick, Harold Allen, Gregg Bentley | |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Scott Daley is called for a charge - foul #1 on Scott Daley, team foul #3 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez (C) Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Scott Daley grabs the board | 19-24 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett is hacked by Kwas Abdool - foul #2 on Kwas Abdool, team foul #8 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Kwas Abdool, Dale Bhatt | |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Otis Langdon | 20-27 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett's fadeaway is rejected by Gregg Bentley | 20-27 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | James Saunders hits the follow up shot | 22-27 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Lonnie Burrell - foul #1 on Lonnie Burrell, team foul #4 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF), Jonny Hall (PF) Lonnie Burrell, James Saunders, Gregory Torbett, Scott Daley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Joshua Hensel (SF), Dale Bhatt (C) Rodney Remick, Otis Langdon, Gregg Bentley | |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez grabs the offensive board | 22-29 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez is denied on a layup by Dale Bhatt | 22-29 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 07:57 | Kentucky | William Starner is called for the reach on Dale Bhatt - foul #1 on William Starner, team foul #5 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey (C) Sergio Martinez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick (SF), Harold Allen (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Brandon Clayton, Bobby Montgomery, Dale Bhatt | |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick misses the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jonny Hall - foul #1 on Jonny Hall, team foul #6 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG) Walker King | |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | William Starner can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks grabs the offensive board | 22-30 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | William Starner is fouled on the floor by Herbert McCullick - foul #2 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #9 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), Scott Daley (PF) Wilson Kaspar, Jonny Hall | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (PG) Herbert McCullick | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | William Starner misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Harold Allen | 22-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lonnie Burrell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) SF - William Starner (fresh) PF - Scott Daley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Dorsey (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Walker King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) SF - Joshua Hensel (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Allen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-32 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey lays it in on a nice dish by Lonnie Burrell | 24-32 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Allen | 24-35 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Saunders (SG), Gregory Torbett (SF), Jonny Hall (PF), Sergio Martinez (C) Thomas Horrocks, William Starner, Scott Daley, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Otis Langdon (SF), Bobby Montgomery (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Rodney Remick, Joshua Hensel, Harold Allen, Gregg Bentley | |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Walker King scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Brandon Clayton | 24-38 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-38 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt gets the rebound | 24-38 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-38 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery tips it but misses | 24-38 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett pulls down the rebound | 24-38 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett misses the jumper from close range | 24-38 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt snags the defensive board | 24-38 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-38 |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Otis Langdon | 24-38 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-38 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez grabs the board | 24-38 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Walker King picks off the pass by Lonnie Burrell | 24-38 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon blows the layup | 24-38 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 24-38 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar (PG), Thomas Horrocks (SG), William Starner (SF), Scott Daley (PF), Lawrence Dorsey (C) Lonnie Burrell, James Saunders, Gregory Torbett, Jonny Hall, Sergio Martinez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Brandon Clayton, Walker King, Otis Langdon, Bobby Montgomery, Dale Bhatt | |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Lawrence Dorsey is called for the reach on Rodney Remick - foul #1 on Lawrence Dorsey, team foul #7 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Allen (PF) Gregg Bentley | |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick makes the 1st free throw | 24-39 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Rodney Remick steals it from Lawrence Dorsey in the backcourt | 24-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wilson Kaspar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Horrocks (fresh) SF - William Starner (fresh) PF - Scott Daley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Dorsey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Allen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kwas Abdool (fresh) | |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kwas Abdool | 24-43 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Daley | 27-43 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 27-43 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | Lawrence Dorsey pulls down the rebound | 27-43 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar knocks in the jumper from the right side | 29-43 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's hacked by William Starner - foul #2 on William Starner, team foul #8 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Saunders (SG), Gregory Torbett (SF), Sergio Martinez (C) Thomas Horrocks, William Starner, Lawrence Dorsey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Harold Allen | |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Sergio Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert McCullick - foul #3 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #10 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Otis Langdon (SF) Herbert McCullick | |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar misses the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Wilson Kaspar misses the 2nd free throw | 29-44 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley gets the rebound | 29-44 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool is fouled on the floor by Scott Daley - foul #2 on Scott Daley, team foul #9 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lonnie Burrell (PG), Jonny Hall (PF) Wilson Kaspar, Scott Daley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall gets the rebound | 29-44 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett makes the turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Gregg Bentley - foul #1 on Gregg Bentley, team foul #11 | 31-44 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Gregory Torbett makes the free throw | 32-44 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool buries a runner in the lane | 32-46 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall connects on the floater in the lane and he's hacked by Rodney Remick - foul #2 on Rodney Remick, team foul #12 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Horrocks (SG), Lawrence Dorsey (C) James Saunders, Sergio Martinez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Joshua Hensel (SF), Dale Bhatt (C) Rodney Remick, Otis Langdon, Gregg Bentley | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Jonny Hall makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-46 |