| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Davis (fresh) SG - Jason Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Aaron White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Christopher Boothby (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Victor Gay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Howard Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris New (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Fortier (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Aaron White inbounds the ball | 26-20 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | Aaron White can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier grabs the board | 26-20 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Michael Wells blows the layup but the foul's on Christopher Boothby - foul #2 on Christopher Boothby, team foul #1 | 26-20 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Michael Wells misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Michael Wells misses the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee | Jason Smith snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | Michael Wells steps in front of the David Davis pass | 26-20 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Jason Smith picks off the pass by Howard Phillips | 26-20 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Jason Smith hits the finger roll | 28-20 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | Michael Wells hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 28-20 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby grabs the board | 28-20 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee | David Davis is whistled for a carry | 28-20 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | Michael Wells can't finish the layup | 28-20 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips can't tip it in | 28-20 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | Chris New tips it in | 28-22 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | David Davis loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Bowersox (PF) Michael Wells | |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-22 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Christopher Boothby is denied by David Bowersox | 28-22 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee | David Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee | Jason Smith is fouled on the floor by Harry Fortier - foul #2 on Harry Fortier, team foul #1 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Williams (SG), Travis Nieves (SF), John Richardson (PF), Terence Potts (C) Jason Smith, Aaron White, Christopher Boothby, Victor Gay | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jordon Horton (PG), Michael Siddiqui (SG), William Otis (SF), Michael Wells (PF), Drew Jones (C) Howard Phillips, Chris New, Michael Williams, David Bowersox, Harry Fortier | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) SG - Joseph Williams (fresh) SF - Travis Nieves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Richardson (fresh) C - Terence Potts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jordon Horton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Siddiqui (fresh) SF - William Otis (fresh) PF - Michael Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Drew Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | Joseph Williams comes up short on the shot from the right side | 28-22 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | William Otis gets the rebound | 28-22 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | John Richardson swats the layup by Michael Wells | 28-22 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Terence Potts grabs the defensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | David Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-22 |
| 15:08 | Tennessee | Travis Nieves pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | David Davis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jordon Horton - foul #1 on Jordon Horton, team foul #2 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Phillips (PG), Michael Williams (SF), Harry Fortier (C) Jordon Horton, William Otis, Drew Jones | |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | David Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Harry Fortier | 29-22 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-22 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to John Richardson | 29-22 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Harry Fortier steals the ball from John Richardson | 29-22 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips is hacked by Joseph Williams - foul #1 on Joseph Williams, team foul #2 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jason Smith (SG), Aaron White (SF), Christopher Boothby (PF) David Davis, Joseph Williams, John Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chris New (SG) Michael Siddiqui | |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | Michael Williams is fouled on the floor by Aaron White - foul #1 on Aaron White, team foul #3 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Victor Gay (C) Terence Potts | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Bowersox (PF) Michael Wells | |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | Chris New is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Chris New, team foul #3 | 29-22 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | Jason Smith buries a 3 from the left wing | 32-22 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Michael Williams can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Aaron White - foul #2 on Aaron White, team foul #4 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jordon Horton (PG), Drew Jones (C) Howard Phillips, Harry Fortier | |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Michael Williams misses the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | Jason Smith is hacked by Chris New - foul #2 on Chris New, team foul #4 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Davis (PG), Joseph Williams (SG), John Richardson (PF) Travis Nieves, Jason Smith, Christopher Boothby | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Otis (SF), Michael Wells (PF) Michael Williams, David Bowersox | |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Aaron White hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 32-23 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee | David Davis snags the offensive board | 32-23 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Michael Wells is called for the reach on Joseph Williams - foul #1 on Michael Wells, team foul #5 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Terence Potts (C) Victor Gay | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Phillips (PG), Harry Fortier (C) Jordon Horton, Drew Jones | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Davis (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Joseph Williams (fresh) SF - Aaron White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - John Richardson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Terence Potts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Howard Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chris New (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Otis (fresh) PF - Michael Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Harry Fortier (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Tennessee | Joseph Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 32-23 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Otis | 32-23 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Chris New is whistled for traveling | 32-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Travis Nieves (SF), Christopher Boothby (PF) Aaron White, John Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Siddiqui (SG) Chris New | |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Travis Nieves makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Williams | 35-23 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Michael Wells comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Williams - foul #2 on Joseph Williams, team foul #5 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jason Smith (SG) Joseph Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Williams (SF) William Otis | |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Michael Wells makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi | Michael Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee | Terence Potts can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Howard Phillips - foul #2 on Howard Phillips, team foul #6 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Aaron White (SF) David Davis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chris New (SG) Michael Siddiqui | |
| 10:27 | Tennessee | Terence Potts makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee | Terence Potts misses the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Michael Williams snags the defensive board | 36-25 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips scores on a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Aaron White - foul #3 on Aaron White, team foul #6 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Victor Gay (C) Terence Potts | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Bowersox (PF) Michael Wells | |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips makes the free throw | 36-28 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby scores on a jumper from close range and he's hacked by Michael Williams - foul #1 on Michael Williams, team foul #7 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jordon Horton (PG) Howard Phillips | |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | Chris New comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-28 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-28 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Chris New snags the offensive board | 39-28 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | David Bowersox is fouled on the floor by Victor Gay - foul #2 on Victor Gay, team foul #7 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Davis (PG), John Richardson (PF) Travis Nieves, Christopher Boothby | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Phillips (PG), Michael Siddiqui (SG), Drew Jones (C) Jordon Horton, Chris New, Harry Fortier | |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | David Bowersox makes the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | David Bowersox misses the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | John Richardson pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Victor Gay can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Drew Jones - foul #1 on Drew Jones, team foul #8 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Williams (SG) Jason Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Wells (PF) David Bowersox | |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Victor Gay makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Victor Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Williams | 41-31 |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Aaron White misses the floater from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | David Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Davis (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - John Richardson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Victor Gay (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Howard Phillips (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Siddiqui (fresh) SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Drew Jones (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | Tennessee | Victor Gay makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi | Michael Williams misses the jumper in the lane | 44-31 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi | Drew Jones tips it in | 44-33 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Victor Gay can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Wells - foul #2 on Michael Wells, team foul #9 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jason Smith (SG), Travis Nieves (SF), Christopher Boothby (PF) Joseph Williams, Aaron White, John Richardson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chris New (SG), William Otis (SF), Harry Fortier (C) Michael Siddiqui, Michael Williams, Drew Jones | |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Victor Gay misses the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Victor Gay misses the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi | Michael Wells grabs the board | 44-33 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | Chris New's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Boothby | 44-33 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Travis Nieves snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Victor Gay misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 44-33 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Victor Gay snags the offensive board | 44-33 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby is hacked by Michael Wells - foul #3 on Michael Wells, team foul #10 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Terence Potts (C) Victor Gay | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jordon Horton (PG), David Bowersox (PF) Howard Phillips, Michael Wells | |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby misses the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Harry Fortier | 45-33 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Chris New and the foul's on Terence Potts - foul #2 on Terence Potts, team foul #8 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Williams (SF) William Otis | |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier makes the free throw | 45-36 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | David Bowersox snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton's pass is intercepted by Terence Potts | 45-36 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby misses long on a floater from the right side | 45-36 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Michael Williams drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Chris New | 45-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Jason Smith (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Travis Nieves (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Boothby (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Terence Potts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jordon Horton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chris New (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Bowersox (fresh) 1 pts. C - Harry Fortier (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Tennessee | Jason Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Williams (SG), Aaron White (SF), John Richardson (PF) David Davis, Jason Smith, Christopher Boothby | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Howard Phillips (PG), Michael Wells (PF) Jordon Horton, David Bowersox | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Howard Phillips misses the fadeaway from the right block | 45-38 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Travis Nieves pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jason Smith (SG), Christopher Boothby (PF), Victor Gay (C) Joseph Williams, John Richardson, Terence Potts | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | Jason Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Michael Williams misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Aaron White - foul #4 on Aaron White, team foul #9 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Davis (PG) Travis Nieves | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Michael Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Michael Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | Aaron White misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Michael Wells gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | Michael Wells connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Howard Phillips | 45-42 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Jason Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby tips it home | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Michael Wells is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Michael Wells, team foul #11 | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Howard Phillips is called for the reach on David Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Phillips, team foul #12 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Travis Nieves (SF) Aaron White | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | David Davis makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | David Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Chris New drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Howard Phillips | 49-45 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Jason Smith is hacked by Howard Phillips in the backcourt - foul #4 on Howard Phillips, team foul #13 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Aaron White (SF) Travis Nieves | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Jason Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Jason Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Chris New misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby is fouled in the backcourt by Howard Phillips - foul #5 on Howard Phillips, team foul #14 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Travis Nieves (SF) Aaron White | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jordon Horton (PG) Howard Phillips | |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Christopher Boothby misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Christopher Boothby is called for the reach on Harry Fortier - foul #3 on Christopher Boothby, team foul #10 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Aaron White (SF) Travis Nieves | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Harry Fortier makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Jordon Horton is called for the reach on Victor Gay in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jordon Horton, team foul #15 | 51-47 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Victor Gay makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Victor Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Chris New makes the 3 from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Jason Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Jordon Horton - foul #3 on Jordon Horton, team foul #16 | 53-50 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Jason Smith makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Jason Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jordon Horton hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 55-50 |