| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - Roger Richardson (fresh) SG - Carl Pool (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Haglund (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ike Chatman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronnie Phillips (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gene Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jamie Crockett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson inbounds the ball | 24-19 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Tennessee | Ike Chatman is called for the reach on Jamie Crockett - foul #2 on Ike Chatman, team foul #1 | 24-19 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Larson | 24-21 |
| 18:58 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Haglund clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-21 |
| 18:56 | Southern Mississippi | Ronnie Phillips tips it in | 26-21 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Larson and he's fouled by Shawn Haglund - foul #1 on Shawn Haglund, team foul #2 | 26-23 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson misses the free throw | 26-23 |
| 18:34 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 18:15 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 26-23 |
| 18:13 | Southern Mississippi | Ronnie Phillips tips it back up and in | 28-23 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-23 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Deford (PG), Richard Link (PF), James Byars (C) Roger Richardson, Ike Chatman, Ronnie Phillips | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:52 | Southern Mississippi | Carl Pool misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-23 |
| 17:51 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Link gets the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 17:37 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Link scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shawn Haglund | 30-23 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Gene Cox loses the dribble to Richard Link | 30-23 |
| 16:51 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Link blows the layup | 30-23 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson's pass is intercepted by Shawn Haglund | 30-23 |
| 16:11 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Link drills a shot from the right side on a great pass from Shawn Haglund | 32-23 |
| 15:42 | Tennessee | Shawn Haglund steps in front of the Gene Cox pass | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Deford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Pool (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Haglund (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Richard Link (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Byars (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gene Cox (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jamie Crockett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Daniel Phillips (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Cox picks off the pass by Shawn Haglund | 32-23 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson is fouled on the floor by John Deford - foul #2 on John Deford, team foul #3 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Richardson (PG), Jonathan Smith (SG), James Waterman (SF), Ike Chatman (PF), Ronnie Phillips (C) John Deford, Carl Pool, Shawn Haglund, Richard Link, James Byars | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:38 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 14:36 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Waterman | 32-23 |
| 14:27 | Southern Mississippi | James Waterman misses the lay-in | 32-23 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-23 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee | Ike Chatman swats the layup by Gene Cox | 32-23 |
| 13:43 | Southern Mississippi | James Waterman pulls down the rebound | 32-23 |
| 13:30 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Cox is called for the reach on Jonathan Smith - foul #3 on Gene Cox, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roger Richardson and the foul's on Matthew Larson - foul #4 on Matthew Larson, team foul #2 | 34-23 |
| 13:13 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman makes the free throw | 35-23 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson is fouled in the backcourt by Ronnie Phillips - foul #1 on Ronnie Phillips, team foul #4 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Byars (PF) Ike Chatman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Larson | 35-26 |
| 12:40 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Deford (PG), Carl Pool (SG), Michael Payne (SF), Richard Link (PF) Roger Richardson, Jonathan Smith, James Waterman, Ronnie Phillips | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-26 |
| 12:20 | Southern Mississippi | James Byars grabs the board | 35-26 |
| 12:01 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Link misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jamie Crockett - foul #3 on Jamie Crockett, team foul #3 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman (PF) James Byars | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:01 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Link misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 12:01 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Link makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 11:44 | Tennessee | Gene Cox buries a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Daniel Phillips | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Deford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Pool (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Payne (fresh) PF - Ike Chatman (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Link (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (tiring) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gene Cox (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Willie Jackson (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jamie Crockett (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Daniel Phillips (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 11:28 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman tips it but misses | 36-28 |
| 11:27 | Southern Mississippi | Ike Chatman tips it in | 38-28 |
| 11:24 | Tennessee | Gene Cox is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gene Cox, team foul #4 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith (SG), James Waterman (SF) Carl Pool, Michael Payne | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith misses the easy layup | 38-28 |
| 11:12 | Southern Mississippi | James Waterman gets the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 11:00 | Southern Mississippi | James Waterman connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Deford | 40-28 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 10:34 | Southern Mississippi | The rebound goes to Richard Link | 40-28 |
| 10:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Crockett steps in front of the James Waterman pass | 40-28 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 40-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Roger Richardson (PG), Carl Pool (SG), Shawn Haglund (SF), Ronnie Phillips (C) John Deford, Jonathan Smith, James Waterman, Ike Chatman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:50 | Tennessee | Richard Link steals the ball from Daniel Phillips | 40-28 |
| 09:34 | Southern Mississippi | Ronnie Phillips clanks a floater from the baseline | 40-28 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett clanks a floater from the left wing | 40-28 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson can't tip it in | 40-28 |
| 09:10 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson tips it but misses | 40-28 |
| 09:08 | Southern Mississippi | Ronnie Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 09:04 | Southern Mississippi | Gene Cox is called for the reach on Carl Pool - foul #5 on Gene Cox, team foul #5 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith (SG), Ike Chatman (PF) Carl Pool, Richard Link | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Dolphin (SG) Gene Cox | |
| 08:45 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Haglund hits the finger roll and the foul's on Jamie Crockett - foul #4 on Jamie Crockett, team foul #6 | 42-28 |
| 08:45 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Haglund makes the free throw | 43-28 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee | John Dolphin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-28 |
| 08:22 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Haglund makes the runner near the basket set up by Ronnie Phillips | 45-28 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | Shawn Haglund picks off the pass by Matthew Larson in the backcourt | 45-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:52 | Southern Mississippi | Willie Jackson is called for the reach on Shawn Haglund - foul #1 on Willie Jackson, team foul #7 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Deford (PG), Carl Pool (SG), James Byars (PF), James Waterman (C) Roger Richardson, Jonathan Smith, Ike Chatman, Ronnie Phillips | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:52 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Haglund makes the 1st free throw | 46-28 |
| 07:52 | Southern Mississippi | Shawn Haglund makes the 2nd free throw | 47-28 |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | James Waterman is called for the reach on John Dolphin - foul #1 on James Waterman, team foul #5 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith (SF), Richard Link (PF) Shawn Haglund, James Waterman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Deford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Pool (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Link (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Byars (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Dolphin (fresh) SF - Willie Jackson (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jamie Crockett (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Daniel Phillips (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Jamie Crockett is hacked by Richard Link - foul #2 on Richard Link, team foul #6 | 47-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | James Waterman (SF) Carl Pool | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:43 | Tennessee | John Dolphin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-28 |
| 06:42 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Link pulls down the rebound | 47-28 |
| 06:20 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Waterman | 50-28 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Daniel Phillips is blocked by James Waterman | 50-28 |
| 06:05 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Link grabs the board | 50-28 |
| 05:48 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-28 |
| 05:47 | Southern Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to James Byars | 50-28 |
| 05:25 | Southern Mississippi | Jamie Crockett is called for the reach on John Deford - foul #5 on Jamie Crockett, team foul #8 | 50-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Hinkson (PG), Michael Payne (SF) Jonathan Smith, James Byars | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ralph Bramble (SG), Eric Buchanan (PF) John Dolphin, Jamie Crockett | |
| 05:25 | Southern Mississippi | John Deford makes the 1st free throw | 51-28 |
| 05:25 | Southern Mississippi | John Deford makes the 2nd free throw | 52-28 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Eric Buchanan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith (SG), James Byars (C) John Deford, James Waterman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:43 | Southern Mississippi | James Byars connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-28 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 54-28 |
| 04:18 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Link snags the defensive board | 54-28 |
| 04:14 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-28 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Eric Buchanan | 54-28 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-28 |
| 03:43 | Southern Mississippi | James Byars snags the defensive board | 54-28 |
| 03:14 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Link misses short on a floater from the left side | 54-28 |
| 03:13 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith snags the offensive board | 54-28 |
| Lineup | Southern Mississippi | PG - John Hinkson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Payne (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Link (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Byars (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (tired) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ralph Bramble (fresh) SF - Willie Jackson (very tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Eric Buchanan (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Phillips (very tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Southern Mississippi | James Byars is fouled on the floor by Willie Jackson - foul #2 on Willie Jackson, team foul #9 | 54-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | John Deford (PG), James Waterman (SG) John Hinkson, Michael Payne | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Dolphin (SG), Joshua Trexler (PF) Ralph Bramble, Eric Buchanan | |
| 02:59 | Southern Mississippi | James Byars makes the 1st free throw | 55-28 |
| 02:59 | Southern Mississippi | James Byars makes the 2nd free throw | 56-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | John Dolphin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-28 |
| 02:30 | Southern Mississippi | John Deford grabs the board | 56-28 |
| 02:04 | Southern Mississippi | James Waterman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-28 |
| 02:03 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith hits the follow up shot | 58-28 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Jonathan Smith steals it from Matthew Larson in the backcourt | 58-28 |
| 02:00 | Southern Mississippi | Jonathan Smith lays it up and in | 60-28 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jonathan Smith - foul #1 on Jonathan Smith, team foul #7 | 60-28 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Buchanan (PF) Joshua Trexler | |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 60-29 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 60-30 |
| 01:17 | Southern Mississippi | Richard Link misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-30 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips pulls down the rebound | 60-30 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | John Dolphin double dribbles | 60-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | James Waterman is hacked by Matthew Larson - foul #5 on Matthew Larson, team foul #10 | 60-30 |
| Subs | Southern Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ralph Bramble (SG) Matthew Larson | |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | James Waterman misses the 1st free throw | 60-30 |
| 00:40 | Southern Mississippi | James Waterman misses the 2nd free throw | 60-30 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Eric Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 60-30 |
| Game Plan | Southern Mississippi | Southern Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips is called for traveling | 60-30 |
| 00:32 | Southern Mississippi | John Dolphin steps in front of the John Deford pass in the backcourt | 60-30 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Eric Buchanan misses the open dunk | 60-30 |
| 00:27 | Southern Mississippi | James Waterman grabs the board | 60-30 |
| 00:00 | Southern Mississippi | John Deford runs out the clock | 60-30 |