| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Whittaker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur Simpson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Crowder (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John McEwan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Galiano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Gore (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | John McEwan inbounds the ball | 23-20 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson is fouled on the floor by Raul Marrero - foul #2 on Raul Marrero, team foul #1 | 23-20 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by David Whittaker - foul #2 on David Whittaker, team foul #2 | 23-20 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | David Whittaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-22 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano misses the dunk but the foul's on Dobromir Prusinski - foul #1 on Dobromir Prusinski, team foul #3 | 23-22 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Lawrence Gore steals it from Fabian Conti | 23-24 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-24 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Whittaker | 23-24 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Dobromir Prusinski | 26-24 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi | Dobromir Prusinski steals the ball from John McEwan | 26-24 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | David Whittaker hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Aaron Rice | 28-24 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore grabs the offensive board | 28-24 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Arthur Simpson | 28-27 |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-27 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano's layup is rejected by Aaron Rice | 28-27 |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dobromir Prusinski | 28-27 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Whittaker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Aaron Rice (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Fabian Conti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Crowder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John McEwan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Galiano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lawrence Gore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | David Whittaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (PG), Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Gary Stagner (SF), Kwamin Akuchie (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) Raul Marrero, David Whittaker, Dobromir Prusinski, Aaron Rice, Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury (PG), Richard Poppe (SG), William Leaf (SF), Jerry Sanders (PF), Thomas Sipe (C) Arthur Simpson, David Crowder, John McEwan, Daniel Galiano, Lawrence Gore | |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders drills a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Kwamin Akuchie - foul #2 on Kwamin Akuchie, team foul #4 | 28-29 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dikembe Abdelmuti and he's fouled by Jerry Sanders - foul #1 on Jerry Sanders, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie misses the free throw | 30-30 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | David Bentz takes the ball from Thomas Sipe | 30-30 |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | Gary Stagner jams it on a nice dish by David Bentz | 32-30 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Dikembe Abdelmuti steps in front of the Casey Sansbury pass in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | David Bentz misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti tips it but misses | 32-30 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | Thomas Sipe grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Cummings | 32-30 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Gary Stagner hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Kwamin Akuchie | 34-30 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Gary Stagner steps in front of the Richard Poppe pass | 34-30 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | David Bentz clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-30 |
| 13:13 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie tips it in | 36-30 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Sipe | 36-32 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings hits a fadeaway from close range | 38-32 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Kwamin Akuchie steps in front of the William Leaf pass | 38-32 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Richard Poppe steps in front of the Dikembe Abdelmuti pass | 38-32 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Bentz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Gary Stagner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Cummings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Casey Sansbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Poppe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Leaf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Sipe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | David Bentz comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-32 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi | Thomas Sipe gets the rebound | 38-32 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG), David Whittaker (SG), Dobromir Prusinski (SF), Aaron Rice (PF), Fabian Conti (C) David Bentz, Dikembe Abdelmuti, Gary Stagner, Kwamin Akuchie, Gregory Cummings | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson (PG), David Crowder (SG), John McEwan (SF), Daniel Galiano (PF), Lawrence Gore (C) Casey Sansbury, Richard Poppe, William Leaf, Jerry Sanders, Thomas Sipe | |
| 10:44 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lawrence Gore | 38-32 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano connects on the jump hook from the left block | 38-34 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice misses the dunk attempt | 38-34 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero tips it back up and in | 40-34 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi | John McEwan hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | David Whittaker misses short on a floater from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daniel Galiano | 40-34 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on David Whittaker - foul #3 on David Whittaker, team foul #5 | 40-34 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Arthur Simpson is called for the reach on Raul Marrero - foul #2 on Arthur Simpson, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-35 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Rice | 40-35 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | John McEwan is called for the reach on Raul Marrero - foul #1 on John McEwan, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie (PF) Aaron Rice | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Leaf (SF), Jerry Sanders (PF), Thomas Sipe (C) John McEwan, Daniel Galiano, Lawrence Gore | |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings (C) Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury (PG), Richard Poppe (SG) Arthur Simpson, David Crowder | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG) David Whittaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Casey Sansbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Poppe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Leaf (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Sipe (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski buries a jumper from close range set up by Raul Marrero | 42-35 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury drills a 3 from straight away set up by Thomas Sipe | 42-38 |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Gregory Cummings | 45-38 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | William Leaf scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Casey Sansbury | 45-41 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti is hacked by Richard Poppe - foul #1 on Richard Poppe, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (PG), David Whittaker (SG), Aaron Rice (PF), Fabian Conti (C) Raul Marrero, Dobromir Prusinski, Kwamin Akuchie, Gregory Cummings | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson (PG), David Crowder (SG), John McEwan (SF), Daniel Galiano (PF), Lawrence Gore (C) Casey Sansbury, Richard Poppe, William Leaf, Jerry Sanders, Thomas Sipe | |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Daniel Galiano - foul #2 on Daniel Galiano, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore clanks a turnaround from the right block | 47-41 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | David Whittaker hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelmuti | 50-41 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | David Crowder clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by David Bentz - foul #1 on David Bentz, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | David Crowder makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | David Crowder makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | David Bentz travels in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG) David Bentz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Daniel Galiano is called for traveling | 50-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski (SF) Dikembe Abdelmuti | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Raul Marrero | 52-43 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | John McEwan travels with the ball | 52-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Leaf (SF), Jerry Sanders (PF) John McEwan, Daniel Galiano | |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | William Leaf is called for the reach on Dobromir Prusinski - foul #2 on William Leaf, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Fabian Conti | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Whittaker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Aaron Rice (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Crowder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Leaf (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Gore (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Fabian Conti | 58-43 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | David Crowder misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-43 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders can't tip it in | 58-43 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Lawrence Gore pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Arthur Simpson is whistled for traveling | 58-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (PG), Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Gary Stagner (SF), Kwamin Akuchie (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) Raul Marrero, David Whittaker, Dobromir Prusinski, Aaron Rice, Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury (PG), Richard Poppe (SG), Thomas Sipe (C) Arthur Simpson, David Crowder, Lawrence Gore | |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 58-43 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings snags the offensive board | 58-43 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | William Leaf picks off the pass by David Bentz | 58-43 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | William Leaf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-43 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | Casey Sansbury can't tip it in | 58-43 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Casey Sansbury | 60-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | David Bentz blows the layup but he's hacked by William Leaf - foul #3 on William Leaf, team foul #7 | 60-46 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | David Bentz makes the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | David Bentz misses the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | William Leaf snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Richard Poppe misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Jerry Sanders can't tip it in | 61-46 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Thomas Sipe grabs the offensive board | 61-46 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | William Leaf can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 61-46 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 61-46 |