| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary King (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Harris (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joshua Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Yarger (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - John Little (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | John Jenkins inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Walter Harris misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Steven Yarger - foul #1 on Steven Yarger, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SF), Richard Hurlbert (C) John Jenkins, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Walter Harris makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Walter Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Steven Yarger | 36-36 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee | Eric Carter steals it from Joshua Washington | 36-36 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi | Walter Harris is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Walter Harris, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF), Robert Scott (C) Gary King, Richard Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:47 | Tennessee | John Little blows the layup but he's fouled by John Jenkins - foul #1 on John Jenkins, team foul #2 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Markus Duell (C) Eric Carter, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:47 | Tennessee | John Little makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee | John Little makes the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | John Childs can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-38 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Steven Yarger | 36-38 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Washington | 36-41 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Markus Duell | 39-41 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger tips it but misses | 39-41 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | John Childs snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Walter Harris knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jesus Marquez | 42-41 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Washington | 42-43 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez buries a runner in the lane | 44-43 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Walter Harris steals the ball from Steven Yarger | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Childs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Harris (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Markus Duell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joshua Nelson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Shelly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Washington (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Yarger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - John Little (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | Walter Harris clanks a shot from the right block | 44-43 |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger blows the wide open layup | 44-43 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger tips it in | 44-45 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi | John Childs scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Jesus Marquez | 46-45 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by John Jenkins - foul #2 on John Jenkins, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG), Gary King (SG), Robert Scott (PF) Jesus Marquez, John Childs, Walter Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (PG), Steve Warner (SG), William Stolberg (PF), Christopher Fay (C) Joshua Nelson, Mark Shelly, Steven Yarger, John Little | |
| 14:38 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Robert Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Markus Duell is hacked by Christopher Fay - foul #3 on Christopher Fay, team foul #2 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Foster (SF) Joshua Washington | |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | John Jenkins clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 46-46 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Markus Duell can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Robert Scott hits the follow up shot | 48-48 |
| 13:14 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip loses the ball out of bounds | 48-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SF), Richard Hurlbert (PF) John Jenkins, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Millard Haislip is called for the reach on Eric Carter - foul #2 on Millard Haislip, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Harris (PF) Richard Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (SG) Steve Warner | |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | John Childs splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Eric Carter | 51-48 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-48 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi | Markus Duell snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Eric Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF) John Childs | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Yarger (PF), Matthew Espiritu (C) William Stolberg, Christopher Fay | |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger misses the lay-in | 51-48 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Gary King grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Walter Harris connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Gary King | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary King (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Walter Harris (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Markus Duell (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Millard Haislip (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) PF - Steven Yarger (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | Walter Harris denies the turnaround by Millard Haislip | 53-48 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | John Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | Millard Haislip is called for the reach on Walter Harris - foul #3 on Millard Haislip, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SF), Richard Hurlbert (PF) John Jenkins, Walter Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (PG), Joshua Washington (SF), John Little (C) Millard Haislip, Joshua Foster, Matthew Espiritu | |
| 10:59 | Mississippi | Markus Duell travels with the ball | 53-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Harris (PF) Richard Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | Gary King is called for the reach on Mark Shelly - foul #2 on Gary King, team foul #4 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF), Robert Scott (PF) John Childs, Walter Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (SG) Mark Shelly | |
| 10:08 | Tennessee | John Little lays it in set up by Joshua Nelson | 53-50 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Eric Carter misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-50 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson snags the defensive board | 53-50 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Little | 53-53 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Gary King scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Eric Carter and he's fouled by Joshua Washington - foul #1 on Joshua Washington, team foul #5 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SF), Walter Harris (PF) John Jenkins, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), William Stolberg (PF), Christopher Fay (C) Steve Warner, Joshua Washington, Steven Yarger, John Little | |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Gary King misses the free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee | William Stolberg pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Joshua Nelson | 55-55 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | Mark Shelly steps in front of the John Childs pass | 55-55 |
| 07:58 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster is fouled on the floor by John Childs - foul #1 on John Childs, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (SG), John Jenkins (SF), Richard Hurlbert (PF) Gary King, John Childs, Walter Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (PG), Joshua Washington (SF), Steven Yarger (PF) Joshua Nelson, Joshua Foster, William Stolberg | |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington can't connect on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by John Jenkins - foul #3 on John Jenkins, team foul #6 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Little (C) Christopher Fay | |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | John Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Joshua Washington steals it from Jesus Marquez | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Markus Duell (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Yarger (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - John Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Eric Carter - foul #1 on Eric Carter, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Harris (PF) Richard Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Walter Harris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-58 |
| 06:43 | Tennessee | John Little grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the baseline | 55-58 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | John Jenkins grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | John Little is called for the reach on John Jenkins - foul #3 on John Little, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (SG), John Childs (SF), Robert Scott (PF) Eric Carter, John Jenkins, Walter Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (PG), Joshua Foster (SF), Christopher Fay (C) Mark Shelly, Joshua Washington, John Little | |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Robert Scott is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on Steven Yarger - foul #2 on Steven Yarger, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Robert Scott misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Robert Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Joshua Foster, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Harris (PF) Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Stolberg (PF) Steven Yarger | |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Markus Duell loses the ball out of bounds | 56-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG), John Jenkins (SF) Gary King, John Childs | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (SG) Millard Haislip | |
| 04:50 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly is hacked by Markus Duell - foul #4 on Markus Duell, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (SG), Robert Scott (PF) Jesus Marquez, Walter Harris | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Washington (SF), John Little (C) Joshua Foster, Christopher Fay | |
| 04:50 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Eric Carter misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | John Little gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-60 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | John Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | The jumper by Robert Scott is denied by William Stolberg | 56-60 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joshua Washington | 56-63 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Robert Scott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-63 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary King (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jenkins (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Markus Duell (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joshua Nelson (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Stolberg (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Little (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-63 |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | William Stolberg tips it in | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Gary King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (SG), John Childs (SF), Walter Harris (PF) Gary King, John Jenkins, Robert Scott | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (PG), Steve Warner (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), Steven Yarger (PF), Christopher Fay (C) Joshua Nelson, Mark Shelly, Joshua Washington, William Stolberg, John Little | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (SG), Joshua Washington (SF) Steve Warner, Joshua Foster | |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay is wide open but clanks a floater near the basket | 56-65 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | John Childs grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Eric Carter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Markus Duell - foul #5 on Markus Duell, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (SG), Richard Hurlbert (C) Eric Carter, Markus Duell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (PG) Millard Haislip | |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay misses the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert gets the rebound | 56-66 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Robert Scott (C) Jesus Marquez, John Childs, Richard Hurlbert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Little (C) Christopher Fay | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Eric Carter is called for the reach on Steven Yarger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Eric Carter, team foul #10 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (SG) Mark Shelly | |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-67 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Walter Harris can't tip it in | 56-67 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | John Little gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | Gary King is called for the reach on John Little in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary King, team foul #11 | 56-67 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | John Little makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | John Little misses the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | John Jenkins grabs the board | 56-68 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Eric Carter misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by John Little - foul #4 on John Little, team foul #9 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (SG) Millard Haislip | |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Eric Carter makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Eric Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Eric Carter is called for the reach on Steven Yarger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eric Carter, team foul #12 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (SG) Mark Shelly | |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Gary King drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Scott | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | John Little's layup is rejected by Walter Harris | 59-70 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger tips it in | 59-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | John Jenkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-72 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joshua Nelson | 59-72 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson runs out the clock | 59-72 |