Feb. 14, 1998
MISSISSIPPI (73) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tpSmith 21 4-6 1-3 0-2 3 4 9Sesay 36 5-11 6-6 2-10 2 1 16Boone 25 1-5 2-5 2-3 0 2 4K Carter 34 7-13 4-7 1-4 1 2 21White 28 3-4 8-12 0-2 6 2 16Darby 28 1-7 0-1 2-3 0 2 2Flanigan 13 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0Rogers 4 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0Cantrell 4 0-0 1-2 1-1 0 0 1Lockhart 7 2-3 0-0 1-2 0 1 4_______________________________________________TOTALS 200 23-51 22-36 10-29 14 15 73_______________________________________________Percentages: FG-.451, FT-.611. 3-Point Goals:5-15, .333 (Sesay 0-1, K Carter 3-5, White 2-3,Darby 0-5, Flanigan 0-1). Team rebounds: 2.Blocked shots: 3 (Sesay, K Carter, Rogers).Turnovers: 15 (Flanigan 3, Rogers 3, Sesay 3,Smith 2, White 2, Darby, K Carter). Steals: 7 (KCarter 3, Smith 3, White).KENTUCKY (64) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tpPadgett 29 2-6 2-4 3-7 4 1 7Edwards 13 2-3 0-0 2-3 1 3 4Mohammed 25 6-10 0-0 2-8 0 4 12Sheppard 32 6-17 2-2 1-4 2 2 15Turner 25 3-8 2-3 0-2 3 4 9Mills 19 2-3 0-0 1-4 2 4 5Evans 25 4-8 2-2 4-4 0 4 10Smith 19 0-1 0-0 0-2 4 4 0Magloire 12 1-2 0-2 0-1 0 1 2Anthony 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0_______________________________________________TOTALS 200 26-58 8-13 13-35 16 27 64_______________________________________________Percentages: FG-.448, FT-.615. 3-Point Goals:4-13, .308 (Padgett 1-3, Sheppard 1-6, Turner1-2, Mills 1-1, Smith 0-1). Team rebounds: 4.Blocked shots: 4 (Mohammed 2, Padgett, Magloire).Turnovers: 21 (Edwards 6, Evans 4, Sheppard 4,Turner 3, Padgett 2, Magloire, Mohammed). Steals:12 (Turner 5, Mohammed 2, Sheppard 2, Edwards,Mills, Smith).__________________________________Mississippi 23 50 - 73Kentucky 34 30 - 64__________________________________Technical fouls: None. A: 23,842. Officials: DonRutledge, Robert Donato, R.t. Day.