| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fresh) SG - David Swinson (fresh) SF - Edward Bogle (fresh) PF - James Murphy (fresh) C - Albert Griffing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) C - Donald Clayton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Mississippi | James Murphy takes the ball from Charles Kawakami | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee | David Swinson can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on David Swinson - foul #1 on David Swinson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Edward Bogle misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Milton Libbey | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | James Murphy is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Murphy, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton tips it home | 0-4 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | David Swinson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-4 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gregorio Moretti | 0-4 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Smith | 0-6 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | James Murphy connects on the driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Gregorio Moretti - foul #1 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski (C) Donald Clayton | |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | James Murphy makes the free throw | 3-6 |
| 15:49 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Kawakami | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fresh) SG - David Swinson (fresh) SF - Edward Bogle (fresh) PF - James Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) PF - Gregorio Moretti (fairly fresh) C - Josef Kizewski (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | David Swinson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Milton Libbey - foul #1 on Milton Libbey, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SF) Gregorio Moretti | |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | David Swinson makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | David Swinson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 5-9 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith snags the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey scores on a fadeaway in the paint and he's fouled by David Swinson - foul #2 on David Swinson, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Bryan (PG), John Williams (SG), Kenneth Smith (SF), Charlie Cosenza (PF) Stephen Dail, David Swinson, Edward Bogle, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Spadaro (SF), Donald Clayton (C) Kenneth Smith, Charles Kawakami | |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the free throw | 5-12 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee | John Williams misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-12 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith gets the offensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | John Williams loses the dribble to Christopher Majkowski | 5-12 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Michael Spadaro hits the finger roll set up by Christopher Majkowski | 5-14 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski misses the lay-in | 7-14 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith grabs the board | 7-14 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | John Williams is fouled on the floor by Christopher Majkowski - foul #1 on Christopher Majkowski, team foul #3 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (PG), James Murphy (PF) John Williams, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF) Milton Libbey, Michael Spadaro, Donald Clayton | |
| 13:12 | Tennessee | James Murphy misses the easy layup | 7-14 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Bogle (SF) Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Clayton (C) Josef Kizewski | |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith steps in front of the Stephen Dail pass | 7-14 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith's pass is intercepted by Charlie Cosenza | 7-14 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith is called for the reach on Charlie Cosenza - foul #1 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Griffing (C) Charlie Cosenza | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (SG) Christopher Majkowski | |
| 11:53 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-14 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-14 |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Edward Bogle pulls down the rebound | 7-14 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fresh) SG - Frank Bryan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Bogle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) C - Donald Clayton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Tennessee | Donald Clayton denies the turnaround by Stephen Dail | 7-14 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti grabs the board | 7-14 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 7-14 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton grabs the offensive board | 7-14 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey is hacked by Frank Bryan - foul #1 on Frank Bryan, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Bartlett (PG), John Williams (SG), Kenneth Smith (SF), Charlie Cosenza (PF) Stephen Dail, Frank Bryan, Edward Bogle, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG), Josef Kizewski (C) Kenneth Smith, Donald Clayton | |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Majkowski | 7-16 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing is fouled on the floor by Gregorio Moretti - foul #2 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #5 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Spadaro (SF), Donald Clayton (C) Charles Kawakami, Gregorio Moretti | |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing travels with the ball | 7-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG) Milton Libbey | |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith drills a floater in the lane set up by Josef Kizewski | 7-18 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee | Antonio Bartlett is called for 10 seconds | 7-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (PG), Edward Bogle (SF), James Murphy (PF) Antonio Bartlett, Kenneth Smith, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF) Michael Spadaro | |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-18 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Charlie Cosenza | 7-18 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Dail | 9-18 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Majkowski | 9-21 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Donald Clayton takes the ball from Edward Bogle | 9-21 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-21 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | James Murphy gets the rebound | 9-21 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Williams | 11-21 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Bogle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charlie Cosenza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Majkowski (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) PF - Josef Kizewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Clayton (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | Edward Bogle is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Edward Bogle, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Bartlett (PG), Frank Bryan (SG), Kenneth Smith (SF), Albert Griffing (C) Stephen Dail, John Williams, Edward Bogle, Charlie Cosenza | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hobbs (PG), Milton Libbey (SG), Michael Spadaro (SF) Kenneth Smith, Christopher Majkowski, Charles Kawakami | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Michael Spadaro hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #6 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Collins (PF) James Murphy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Michael Spadaro misses the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Michael Spadaro makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-22 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Hobbs | 11-22 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey drills a jumpshot from the right side | 11-24 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing makes the turnaround in the lane | 13-24 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Antonio Bartlett - foul #1 on Antonio Bartlett, team foul #7 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (PG), Edward Bogle (SF), James Murphy (PF) Antonio Bartlett, Kenneth Smith, George Collins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF) James Hobbs, Michael Spadaro, Josef Kizewski | |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee | James Murphy pulls down the rebound | 13-24 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by James Murphy | 15-24 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Smith and the foul's on Edward Bogle - foul #2 on Edward Bogle, team foul #8 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith (SF) Edward Bogle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SF) Donald Clayton | |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the free throw | 15-27 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan is fouled on the floor by Milton Libbey - foul #2 on Milton Libbey, team foul #6 | 15-27 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-27 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing tips it but misses | 15-27 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith gets the offensive rebound | 15-27 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Albert Griffing | 18-27 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski hits a runner near the basket set up by Kenneth Smith and he's fouled by Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #9 | 18-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Swinson (SG), Edward Bogle (SF) Frank Bryan, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski makes the free throw | 18-30 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Swinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Bogle (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Kawakami (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | Edward Bogle hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from David Swinson | 20-30 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by David Swinson - foul #3 on David Swinson, team foul #10 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Williams (SG), Charlie Cosenza (PF), Kenneth Smith (C) David Swinson, James Murphy, Albert Griffing | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski (C) Christopher Majkowski | |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Gregorio Moretti - foul #3 on Gregorio Moretti, team foul #7 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (SG), Michael Spadaro (SF) Milton Libbey, Gregorio Moretti | |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the 2nd free throw | 21-32 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Stephen Dail is called for the reach on Christopher Majkowski - foul #1 on Stephen Dail, team foul #11 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Bryan (PG) Stephen Dail | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Hobbs (PG) Kenneth Smith | |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski makes the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 21-34 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza can't tip it in | 21-34 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | James Hobbs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-34 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to John Williams | 21-34 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 21-34 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami grabs the defensive rebound | 21-34 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Spadaro | 21-36 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Josef Kizewski steals it from Kenneth Smith | 21-36 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | James Hobbs drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Christopher Majkowski | 21-38 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | John Williams clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-38 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski gets the rebound | 21-38 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 21-38 |