| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Johns (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | David Myers comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 29-30 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-30 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo loses the ball out of bounds | 29-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (PF) Shawn Breaux, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Laurence Mozingo - foul #1 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux (SF) Randall Murray | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee | Edward Johns tips it back up and in | 29-32 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Myers | 31-32 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Harold Payne comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo hits the follow up shot | 31-34 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton is whistled for a carry | 31-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Curtis Hines, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 31-36 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | David Myers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo is denied on a dunk by Jason Williams | 31-36 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo tips it in | 31-38 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Chad Smith is fouled on the floor by Laurence Mozingo - foul #2 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Shawn Breaux (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG), Robert Goss (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 31-38 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee | Edward Johns pulls down the rebound | 31-38 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Myers - foul #4 on David Myers, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Chad Smith (PF), Patrick Sheard (C) David Myers, Curtis Hines, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-40 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee | Robert Goss grabs the board | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Shawn Breaux (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Sheard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Goss (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Edward Johns splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right side | 31-40 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-40 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Chad Smith tips it home | 33-40 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | Edward Johns splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Harold Payne and he's fouled by Shawn Breaux - foul #1 on Shawn Breaux, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Hines (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Chad Smith, Patrick Sheard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG) Edward Sanders | |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | Harold Payne steps in front of the Bradley Dunning pass | 33-43 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Curtis Hines - foul #3 on Curtis Hines, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Chad Smith (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Curtis Hines, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo (C) Robert Goss | |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Chad Smith | 35-45 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Edward Johns splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Harold Payne | 35-48 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Curtis Hines (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bryan Espey, Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Edward Johns lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Randall Mosquera | 35-50 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton buries a runner near the basket | 37-50 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Harold Payne | 37-52 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Myers (PG), Bryan Espey (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Bradley Dunning, Paul Mathieu, Shawn Breaux, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG), Fred Hatfield (SG), Robert Goss (PF), David Morgan (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne, Randall Mosquera, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Espey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 23 pts. PF - Robert Goss (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Morgan (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Tennessee | Randall Murray steals it from Edward Johns out of a doubleteam | 37-52 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton tips it but misses | 37-52 |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | Edward Johns splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Robert Goss tips it in | 37-54 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey is fouled on the floor by Fred Hatfield - foul #1 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #3 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux (SF), Curtis Hines (PF), Jason Williams (C) Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG) Edward Johns | |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | Jason Williams's pass is intercepted by Fred Hatfield | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Harold Payne | 37-56 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux travels with the ball | 37-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bryan Espey, Curtis Hines, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Randall Mosquera (PF), Laurence Mozingo (C) Edward Sanders, Robert Goss, David Morgan | |
| 09:22 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Patrick Sheard (C) Paul Mathieu, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Johns (SF) Fred Hatfield | |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Myers | 39-56 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Curtis Hines (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Bryan Espey, Chad Smith, Patrick Sheard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | David Myers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-56 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines tips it back up and in | 41-56 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee | Edward Johns lays it up and in on a great pass from Laurence Mozingo | 41-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) SF - Shawn Breaux (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Payne (tiring) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 25 pts. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-58 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton tips it back up and in | 43-58 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera travels with the ball | 43-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Jason Williams (C) Paul Mathieu, Curtis Hines, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield (SG), Robert Goss (C) Harold Payne, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses the driving attempt from the left block | 43-58 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey snags the offensive board | 43-58 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux is hacked by Fred Hatfield - foul #2 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #4 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Shawn Breaux, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Jones (SF), David Morgan (C) Edward Johns, Randall Mosquera | |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Chad Smith blows the dunk | 43-58 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey can't tip it in | 43-58 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 43-60 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey blows the layup but the foul's on Fred Hatfield - foul #3 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #5 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux (SF), Jason Williams (C) Randall Murray, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG), Laurence Mozingo (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, David Morgan | |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 45-60 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-60 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Jason Williams - foul #1 on Jason Williams, team foul #4 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Hines (PF), Thomas Hamilton (C) Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG), Edward Johns (SF), Randall Mosquera (PF) Fred Hatfield, Stephen Jones, Robert Goss | |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 45-62 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee | Edward Johns snags the defensive board | 45-62 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Edward Johns clanks a runner in the paint | 45-62 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Myers | 45-62 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | David Myers buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Bryan Espey | 48-62 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera throws it down | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | David Myers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-64 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux gets the offensive rebound | 48-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Myers (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bryan Espey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Breaux (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curtis Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 25 pts. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | Edward Johns evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-64 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Hamilton | 48-64 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Edward Sanders is called for the reach on David Myers - foul #1 on Edward Sanders, team foul #6 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bryan Espey, Shawn Breaux, Curtis Hines, Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield (SG), Stephen Jones (SF), Robert Goss (PF), David Morgan (C) Harold Payne, Edward Johns, Randall Mosquera, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | David Myers loses the dribble to Fred Hatfield | 48-64 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 48-64 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield snags the offensive board | 48-64 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield blows the layup but he's hacked by Paul Mathieu - foul #2 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #5 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux (SF), Patrick Sheard (C) Randall Murray, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield makes the 1st free throw | 48-65 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 48-66 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi | Robert Goss takes the ball from Chad Smith | 48-66 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield double dribbles | 48-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Espey (SG), Thomas Hamilton (C) Paul Mathieu, Patrick Sheard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | Robert Goss picks off the pass by Shawn Breaux | 48-66 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Fred Hatfield is blocked by Shawn Breaux | 48-66 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux gets the rebound | 48-66 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Bryan Espey knocks in the 3 from straight away | 51-66 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Robert Goss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Shawn Breaux misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-66 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield grabs the defensive rebound | 51-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Hamilton | 51-66 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Thomas Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 51-66 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | David Myers evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan Espey | 54-66 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders runs out the clock | 54-66 |