| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Wiggins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Frye (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Clinton Meyer (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Miladen Zlaten (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | William Frye inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Frye | 27-29 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clinton Meyer and he's hacked by John Wiggins - foul #3 on John Wiggins, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo (SG) John Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the free throw | 27-31 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-31 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | William Frye can't tip it in | 27-31 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | Robert Smith snags the defensive board | 27-31 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer is hacked by William Frye - foul #1 on William Frye, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten gets the offensive rebound | 27-31 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kevin Brown and he's hacked by Cecil Chiodo - foul #1 on Cecil Chiodo, team foul #3 | 27-33 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo makes the free throw | 27-34 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee | William Frye snags the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak banks in the layup | 29-34 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Kevin Brown | 31-36 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | Miladen Zlaten swats the shot by Cecil Chiodo | 31-36 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak hits the follow up shot | 33-36 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Milton Cuneo | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Chiodo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Frye (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Milton Cuneo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clinton Meyer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Miladen Zlaten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Tennessee | Miladen Zlaten takes the ball from Cecil Chiodo | 33-39 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Milton Cuneo | 33-41 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee | Robert Smith picks off the pass by Cecil Chiodo | 33-41 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Lucas Walls - foul #3 on Lucas Walls, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG) Cecil Chiodo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG), William King (SF), Charles Fitzgerald (PF), Thurman Lewis (C) Kevin Brown, Clinton Meyer, Miladen Zlaten, Robert Smith | |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo makes the 3rd free throw | 33-44 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | John Wiggins double dribbles | 33-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Lore (SG) Milton Cuneo | |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | John Wiggins steals the ball from Thurman Lewis | 33-44 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak misses the shot near the basket | 33-44 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | William King is fouled on the floor by William Frye - foul #2 on William Frye, team foul #5 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Brown (PG) Robert Stogner | |
| 13:16 | Mississippi | William Lore hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by John Wiggins - foul #4 on John Wiggins, team foul #6 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo (SG) John Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:16 | Mississippi | William Lore makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi | William Lore makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Thurman Lewis - foul #3 on Thurman Lewis, team foul #1 | 33-46 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak misses the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak misses the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi | William Lore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-46 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo is fouled on the floor by William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo (SG) William Lore | |
| 12:08 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis gets the rebound | 33-46 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 33-46 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald tips it home | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Chiodo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Frye (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - William King (fresh) PF - Charles Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak buries a jump hook in the paint | 35-48 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | William Frye hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by William King - foul #2 on William King, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Willis (C) Rodger Pak | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG), Clinton Meyer (SF), Miladen Zlaten (PF), Robert Smith (C) Kevin Brown, William King, Charles Fitzgerald, Thurman Lewis | |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | William Frye makes the 1st free throw | 36-48 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | William Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Smith | 37-50 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | William Frye works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten hits a floater from the left side set up by Robert Smith | 37-52 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee | William Frye is hacked by Clinton Meyer - foul #2 on Clinton Meyer, team foul #4 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Noel Weaver (SF) William Frye | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Brown (PG), William Lore (SG) Robert Stogner, Milton Cuneo | |
| 09:47 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-52 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten comes up short on the runner from the right block | 37-52 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | William Lore steps in front of the Noel Weaver pass | 37-52 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer misses short on a floater from close range | 37-52 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten gets the offensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | William Lore is hacked by Cecil Chiodo - foul #2 on Cecil Chiodo, team foul #7 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Frye (SF), Rodger Pak (C) Noel Weaver, Donald Willis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis (C) Robert Smith | |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | William Lore makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | William Lore misses the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 08:28 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls grabs the defensive rebound | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak misses long on an open turnaround from close range | 37-53 |
| 08:13 | Tennessee | William Frye snags the offensive board | 37-53 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | William Frye works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Chiodo (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - William Frye (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Lore (fresh) 9 pts. 3 stl. SF - Clinton Meyer (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Miladen Zlaten (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten scores on a runner from the right block set up by Kevin Brown | 37-55 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee | Miladen Zlaten blocks the short jumper by Lucas Walls | 37-55 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Thurman Lewis gets the rebound | 37-55 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-55 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee | William Frye snags the defensive board | 37-55 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Frye | 40-55 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer is fouled on the floor by Cecil Chiodo - foul #3 on Cecil Chiodo, team foul #8 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG), Donald Willis (PF) Cecil Chiodo, Lucas Walls | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Stogner (PG), Milton Cuneo (SG), Charles Fitzgerald (PF), Robert Smith (C) Kevin Brown, William Lore, Miladen Zlaten, Thurman Lewis | |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak banks in the layup | 42-56 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Robert Smith can't connect on a shot from the left block | 42-56 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | John Wiggins grabs the defensive rebound | 42-56 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | William Frye drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Brandon Henderson | 44-56 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Stogner | 44-59 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak clanks a floater from the right side | 44-59 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee | William Frye grabs the offensive rebound | 44-59 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee | Charles Fitzgerald steps in front of the Rodger Pak pass | 44-59 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Charles Fitzgerald scores on a runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Stogner | 44-61 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | John Wiggins misses long on an open shot from the left side | 44-61 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Robert Stogner and the foul's on John Wiggins - foul #5 on John Wiggins, team foul #9 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo (SG), Noel Weaver (SF), Lucas Walls (PF) John Wiggins, William Frye, Rodger Pak | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Brown (PG), Miladen Zlaten (PF) Robert Stogner, Charles Fitzgerald | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Clinton Meyer makes the free throw | 44-64 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls banks in the layup on a great pass from Noel Weaver and the foul's on Miladen Zlaten - foul #1 on Miladen Zlaten, team foul #5 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William King (SF), Thurman Lewis (C) Clinton Meyer, Robert Smith | |
| 03:41 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls makes the free throw | 47-64 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Cecil Chiodo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Noel Weaver (fresh) PF - Lucas Walls (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Willis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Milton Cuneo (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SF - William King (fresh) PF - Miladen Zlaten (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Thurman Lewis (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten misses badly on a floater from the left block | 47-64 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Milton Cuneo | 47-64 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten is fouled on the floor by Lucas Walls - foul #4 on Lucas Walls, team foul #10 | 47-64 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten misses the 2nd free throw | 47-65 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Donald Willis snags the defensive board | 47-65 |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | William King steals the ball from Brandon Henderson | 47-65 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo misses the easy layup | 47-65 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | Kevin Brown is called for the reach on Cecil Chiodo - foul #3 on Kevin Brown, team foul #6 | 47-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Frye (SF), Rodger Pak (C) Noel Weaver, Donald Willis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Lore (SG) Milton Cuneo | |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-65 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak misses the tip | 47-65 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | William King pulls down the rebound | 47-65 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | William Lore hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Kevin Brown | 47-68 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-68 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls tips it home | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | William Lore hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kevin Brown | 49-70 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 49-70 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown pulls down the rebound | 49-70 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Cecil Chiodo - foul #4 on Cecil Chiodo, team foul #11 | 49-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Cuneo (SG), Clinton Meyer (SF), Robert Smith (C) William Lore, William King, Thurman Lewis | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten makes the 1st free throw | 49-71 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Miladen Zlaten makes the 2nd free throw | 49-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | William Frye hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Brandon Henderson | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Miladen Zlaten | 51-74 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-74 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Kevin Brown runs out the clock | 51-74 |