| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) PF - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Stenson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Byrd (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Whicker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Southerland (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-36 |
| 19:45 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland snags the offensive board | 27-36 |
| 19:26 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 27-36 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee | David Smith gets the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee | Mladen Linkowski steals it from Ronnie Southerland | 27-36 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 27-36 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell hits the follow up shot | 29-36 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by David Smith and the foul's on Arnoldo Marino - foul #2 on Arnoldo Marino, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd makes the free throw | 29-39 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker slams it home on a nice dish by Bradley Byrd and he's fouled by Mladen Linkowski - foul #1 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #2 | 29-41 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker misses the free throw | 29-41 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mladen Linkowski | 29-41 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Whicker and he's hacked by Mladen Linkowski - foul #2 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #3 | 29-43 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd makes the free throw | 29-44 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-44 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | David Smith grabs the board | 29-44 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Mladen Linkowski is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #3 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #4 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (PG), Paul Thompson (SF), Howard Rudd (PF), Fabian Marino (C) Paul Campbell, Arnoldo Marino, Mladen Linkowski, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis (PG), William Pollitt (PF), Jeremy Culler (C) Stephen Stenson, Donald Whicker, Ronnie Southerland | |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd double dribbles | 29-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF) Donald McCraven | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney (SG) David Smith | |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | James Davis clanks a floater from the right side | 29-44 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler snags the defensive board | 29-44 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee | William Pollitt is hacked by Fabian Marino - foul #1 on Fabian Marino, team foul #5 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso (PF) Fabian Marino | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland (C) Jeremy Culler | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Howard Rudd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lewis Mathis (fresh) SG - Christopher Chesney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bradley Byrd (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Pollitt (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronnie Southerland (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-47 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso's pass is intercepted by Christopher Chesney | 29-47 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis misses the dunk | 29-47 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams pulls down the rebound | 29-47 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Williams | 31-47 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Bradley Byrd and he's hacked by Timothy Williams - foul #1 on Timothy Williams, team foul #6 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Donald McCraven (SG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Paul Hester (C) James Davis, Paul Thompson, Timothy Williams, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson (PG), David Smith (SG), Donald Whicker (PF) Christopher Chesney, Bradley Byrd, William Pollitt | |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland makes the free throw | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Paul Hester comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-50 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Paul Hester tips it home | 33-50 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland clanks a runner near the basket | 33-50 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Campbell | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is hacked by Ronnie Southerland - foul #3 on Ronnie Southerland, team foul #1 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd (SF), William Pollitt (C) Lewis Mathis, Ronnie Southerland | |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-50 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | William Pollitt grabs the board | 33-50 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | David Smith misses short on a 3 from straight away | 33-50 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino grabs the board | 33-50 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 33-50 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bradley Byrd | 33-50 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee | Paul Campbell steals it from Stephen Stenson | 33-50 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell can't throw it down | 33-50 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | David Smith gets the rebound | 33-50 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | William Pollitt scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bradley Byrd | 33-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Paul Hester misses the shot from the free throw line | 33-52 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Arviso | 33-52 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Pollitt - foul #2 on William Pollitt, team foul #2 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski (PF) Andrew Arviso | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland (C) Donald Whicker | |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 33-52 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Arnoldo Marino (fresh) PF - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Stenson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Bradley Byrd (fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. PF - William Pollitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronnie Southerland (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-52 |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd misses the tip | 34-52 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell drills a jumper from the right block | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 36-52 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Arnoldo Marino pulls down the rebound | 36-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | David Smith is called for the reach on Donald McCraven - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #3 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (PG), Paul Thompson (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Howard Rudd (C) Paul Campbell, Donald McCraven, Arnoldo Marino, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis (PG), Christopher Chesney (SG), Roger Riley (SF), Donald Whicker (PF) Stephen Stenson, David Smith, Bradley Byrd, William Pollitt | |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams buries a 3 from the right corner | 39-52 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Ronnie Southerland | 39-54 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | James Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-54 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee | Roger Riley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland tips it in | 39-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski travels with the ball | 39-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (SG), Andrew Arviso (PF) Timothy Williams, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd (SF) Roger Riley | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-56 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland tips it in | 39-58 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven loses the dribble to Lewis Mathis | 39-58 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis's pass is intercepted by James Davis | 39-58 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-58 |
| 07:58 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Donald Whicker | 39-58 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-58 |
| 07:40 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker hits the follow up shot | 39-60 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Arviso (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Mladen Linkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lewis Mathis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Chesney (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Byrd (fresh) 20 pts. 9 reb. PF - Donald Whicker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronnie Southerland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso loses the ball out of bounds | 39-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Arnoldo Marino (SF), Paul Hester (C) James Davis, Paul Thompson, Mladen Linkowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson (PG), David Smith (SG), William Pollitt (PF), Jeremy Culler (C) Lewis Mathis, Christopher Chesney, Donald Whicker, Ronnie Southerland | |
| 07:01 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-60 |
| 07:00 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler tips it but misses | 39-60 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | Andrew Arviso gets the rebound | 39-60 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | William Pollitt denies the turnaround by Paul Campbell | 39-60 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-60 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-60 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee | David Smith hits the follow up shot | 39-62 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-62 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson makes the floater from the right side | 41-64 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is whistled for a carry | 41-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Davis (PG), Paul Thompson (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Howard Rudd (PF), Fabian Marino (C) Paul Campbell, Donald McCraven, Arnoldo Marino, Andrew Arviso, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis (PG), Christopher Chesney (SG), Roger Riley (SF) Stephen Stenson, David Smith, Bradley Byrd | |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-64 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Davis | 41-64 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-64 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jeremy Culler | 41-64 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler banks in the layup and he's hacked by Fabian Marino - foul #2 on Fabian Marino, team foul #7 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski (PF) Fabian Marino | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler misses the free throw | 41-66 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Roger Riley grabs the offensive rebound | 41-66 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis is fouled on the floor by Mladen Linkowski - foul #4 on Mladen Linkowski, team foul #8 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman (PF) Jeremy Culler | |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis misses the 1st free throw | 41-66 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd pulls down the rebound | 41-66 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | James Davis is called for traveling | 41-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-66 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski grabs the board | 41-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mladen Linkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Howard Rudd (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lewis Mathis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Christopher Chesney (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Riley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Chapman (fresh) C - William Pollitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | James Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Howard Rudd and he's fouled by Roger Riley - foul #1 on Roger Riley, team foul #4 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Gooding (SF) Paul Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | James Davis misses the free throw | 43-66 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman grabs the board | 43-66 |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-66 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | William Pollitt gets the offensive rebound | 43-66 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-68 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd's pass is intercepted by Lewis Mathis | 43-68 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis dunks the ball | 43-70 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-70 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd snags the offensive board | 43-70 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-70 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney grabs the defensive rebound | 43-70 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Charles Gooding steps in front of the Daniel Chapman pass | 43-70 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Christopher Chesney steps in front of the Howard Rudd pass | 43-70 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney slams it home | 43-72 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | Roger Riley is called for the reach on James Davis - foul #2 on Roger Riley, team foul #5 | 43-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Thompson (SG) Charles Gooding | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler (C) Daniel Chapman | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Roger Riley swats the shot by Howard Rudd | 43-72 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Mladen Linkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-72 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | William Pollitt blocks the short jumper by Timothy Williams | 43-72 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Roger Riley | 43-72 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Roger Riley connects on the shot from the right side | 43-74 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd misses the floater from the left side | 43-74 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd tips it in | 45-74 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis runs out the clock | 45-74 |