| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fresh) 9 pts. SG - William Read (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Salaam (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Haws (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Hilton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) SG - Joseph Jay (fresh) SF - Troy Auten (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Madden (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Troy Auten inbounds the ball | 25-20 |
| 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 (-5) | |
| 19:47 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory is called for 5 seconds | 25-20 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Troy Auten steps in front of the Martin Salaam pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 25-20 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-20 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Joseph Jay is called for the reach on William Read - foul #1 on Joseph Jay, team foul #1 | 25-20 |
| 18:13 | Mississippi | Joe Madden blocks the jumper by William Read | 25-20 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton tips it home | 27-20 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Troy Auten comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on James Haws - foul #3 on James Haws, team foul #1 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (PF) James Haws | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Troy Auten makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Troy Auten misses the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Madden | 27-21 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Lewis Gregory is denied by Lee Hilton | 27-21 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-21 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Troy Auten | 29-23 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Jay - foul #2 on Joseph Jay, team foul #2 | 29-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG), Robert Stone (PF), Timothy Garrett (C) Joseph Jay, Lewis Gregory, Joe Madden | |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Read - foul #2 on William Read, team foul #2 | 30-23 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | William Read's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Douglas Horne (SF), James Haws (PF) William Read, Lee Hilton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG) Troy Auten | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Douglas Horne (fresh) PF - James Haws (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Nutter (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Carnevale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Stone (fresh) 4 pts. C - Timothy Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Stone | 30-27 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 15:12 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Robert Stone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by James Haws - foul #4 on James Haws, team foul #3 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (SG), Lee Hilton (C) Douglas Horne, James Haws | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Jay (SG), Lewis Gregory (PF), Joe Madden (C) Bryan Nutter, Steven Carnevale, Timothy Garrett | |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Robert Stone makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Robert Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lee Hilton | 32-28 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Joe Madden double dribbles | 32-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Troy Auten (SF) Robert Stone | |
| 14:05 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the contested fadeaway from the right side | 34-28 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory's floater is tipped away by Martin Salaam | 34-28 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Lee Hilton is blocked by Joe Madden | 34-28 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam hits the follow up shot | 36-28 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Robert Smith swats the short shot by Noel Bohn | 36-28 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 36-28 |
| 12:57 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt is hacked by Noel Bohn - foul #4 on Noel Bohn, team foul #3 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG) Lee Shufelt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter (PG), Steven Carnevale (SG) Noel Bohn, Joseph Jay | |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Rakoski | 38-28 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Robert Smith blocks the short jumper by Joe Madden | 38-28 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory tips it home | 38-30 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses the dunk attempt | 38-30 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Joe Madden gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Rakoski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Read (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) SG - Steven Carnevale (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Auten (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lewis Gregory (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Madden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | William Read steals it from Bryan Nutter | 38-30 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Robert Smith | 40-30 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bryan Nutter | 40-32 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam can't connect on a jumper from close range | 40-32 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-32 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Joe Madden grabs the offensive board | 40-32 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale's floater is knocked away by Robert Smith | 40-32 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton grabs the board | 40-32 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | Troy Auten takes the ball from Lee Hilton | 40-32 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Smith | 40-32 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | William Read can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Steven Carnevale - foul #1 on Steven Carnevale, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG), Douglas Horne (SF) James Rakoski, Martin Salaam | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Jay (SG), Robert Stone (SF), Timothy Garrett (PF) Steven Carnevale, Troy Auten, Lewis Gregory | |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | William Read misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | William Read makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 08:48 | Kentucky | Robert Stone buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton is denied on a layup by Timothy Garrett | 41-34 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | William Read misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Jay - foul #3 on Joseph Jay, team foul #5 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory (PF) Joe Madden | |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | William Read makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | William Read makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Timothy Garrett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Timothy Garrett tips it home | 43-36 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - William Read (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Douglas Horne (fresh) PF - Robert Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Lee Hilton (tiring) 10 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bryan Nutter (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Jay (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Stone (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lewis Gregory (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Joseph Jay is fouled on the floor by William Read - foul #3 on William Read, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Martin Salaam (SG), James Haws (PF) William Read, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Troy Auten (SF) Bryan Nutter, Lewis Gregory | |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn makes the shot from the left wing set up by Robert Stone | 43-38 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt is fouled on the floor by Timothy Garrett - foul #1 on Timothy Garrett, team foul #6 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Madden (C) Timothy Garrett | |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Troy Auten - foul #1 on Troy Auten, team foul #7 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (SG) Douglas Horne | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 06:04 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn misses the shot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | Troy Auten swats the layup by Lee Hilton | 45-38 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Troy Auten pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Martin Salaam | 45-38 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton splits the doubleteam and buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by William Read and the foul's on Joe Madden - foul #3 on Joe Madden, team foul #8 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Douglas Horne (SF) Martin Salaam | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter (SG), Lewis Gregory (PF), Timothy Garrett (C) Joseph Jay, Robert Stone, Joe Madden | |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn drills a floater from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Troy Auten denies the turnaround by Lee Shufelt | 48-40 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Timothy Garrett gets the rebound | 48-40 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Troy Auten hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on James Haws - foul #5 on James Haws, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (PF) James Haws | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Troy Auten misses the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Troy Auten makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-41 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Troy Auten pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Lee Hilton - foul #2 on Lee Hilton, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG), Martin Salaam (SG) Lee Shufelt, William Read | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SF) Troy Auten | |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-42 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 48-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (SG) Douglas Horne | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Troy Auten (SF), Robert Stone (PF), Joe Madden (C) Steven Carnevale, Lewis Gregory, Timothy Garrett | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Rakoski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Read (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Lee Hilton (tiring) 13 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Auten (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 stl. PF - Robert Stone (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joe Madden (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG) James Rakoski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Jay (SG) Bryan Nutter | |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton hits a jumpshot from the right side | 50-44 |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn is hacked by Lee Shufelt - foul #3 on Lee Shufelt, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Douglas Horne (SF) William Read | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory (PF) Robert Stone | |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (SG) Douglas Horne | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:55 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits the finger roll | 52-46 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the contested floater from the right block | 54-46 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #8 | 54-46 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the shot in the lane | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory misses the 3 from straight away | 56-47 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Joseph Jay grabs the offensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Joseph Jay loses the ball out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Jay - foul #4 on Joseph Jay, team foul #9 | 56-47 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Joe Madden snags the defensive board | 56-47 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Joseph Jay misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory grabs the offensive board | 56-47 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-47 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lee Shufelt | 56-47 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt is fouled in the backcourt by Noel Bohn - foul #5 on Noel Bohn, team foul #10 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter (PG) Noel Bohn | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory's floater is tipped away by Robert Smith | 58-47 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Martin Salaam | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt runs out the clock | 58-47 |