| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Domingo Lopez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shackelford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Troy Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | David Thomas inbounds the ball | 31-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is fouled on the floor by Domingo Lopez - foul #2 on Domingo Lopez, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | David Thomas double dribbles | 31-26 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-26 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Domingo Lopez steals it from Michael Tinklenberg in the backcourt | 33-26 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 33-26 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is fouled on the floor by John Llewellyn - foul #1 on John Llewellyn, team foul #2 | 33-26 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett drills a shot from the right block set up by David Thomas | 33-28 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn is fouled on the floor by Ryan Gibbens - foul #4 on Ryan Gibbens, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson (PF) Ryan Gibbens | |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Isaac Jackson - foul #2 on Isaac Jackson, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 17:21 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett's floater is tipped away by James Shackelford | 34-28 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran grabs the board | 34-28 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Isaac Jackson swats the layup by Francisco Duran | 34-28 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by James Shackelford - foul #2 on James Shackelford, team foul #3 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), Ralph Silvernail (C) John Llewellyn, Francisco Duran, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), Roger Green (PF) Michael Tinklenberg, David Thomas | |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-29 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | Peter Pham gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Domingo Lopez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Stephens (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roger Green (fresh) C - Troy Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 34-29 |
| 15:36 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett tips it back up and in | 34-31 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Jason Engelhardt | 37-31 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Gino Rogers - foul #1 on Gino Rogers, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Joseph Thompson (SG), Francisco Duran (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF), James Shackelford (C) Gino Rogers, Domingo Lopez, Jason Engelhardt, Clarence O'Kell, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Michael Mobley (SG), David Thomas (SF), Keith Pitts (C) David Stephens, Peter Pham, Roger Green, Troy Bennett | |
| 14:56 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 37-33 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson tips it in | 37-35 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ralph Elsea | 39-35 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | David Thomas makes the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Mobley and he's hacked by Francisco Duran - foul #2 on Francisco Duran, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell (PF) Ralph Elsea | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SG), Roger Green (PF) Michael Mobley, Isaac Jackson | |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | David Thomas makes the free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi | Michael Tinklenberg picks off the pass by Clarence O'Kell | 39-38 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee | Peter Pham hits a jumper near the basket | 39-40 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Llewellyn | 41-40 |
| 12:21 | Tennessee | James Shackelford picks off the pass by Michael Tinklenberg | 41-40 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | James Shackelford's pass is intercepted by Peter Pham | 41-40 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 41-40 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Shackelford | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Francisco Duran (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - James Shackelford (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Roger Green (fresh) C - Keith Pitts (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell is hacked by Roger Green - foul #1 on Roger Green, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Domingo Lopez (SG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), Ralph Silvernail (C) John Llewellyn, Joseph Thompson, Francisco Duran, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), Isaac Jackson (SF), Ryan Gibbens (PF), Troy Bennett (C) Michael Tinklenberg, David Thomas, Roger Green, Keith Pitts | |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens's floater is tipped away by Ralph Silvernail | 41-40 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Pham - foul #2 on Peter Pham, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gino Rogers, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (SG) Domingo Lopez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | Gino Rogers steals the ball from Ryan Gibbens | 41-40 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson misses the floater in the paint | 41-40 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell tips it back up and in | 43-40 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee | Jason Engelhardt is called for the reach on Isaac Jackson - foul #2 on Jason Engelhardt, team foul #7 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Francisco Duran (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF), James Shackelford (C) Jason Engelhardt, Clarence O'Kell, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Michael Mobley (SG) David Stephens, Peter Pham | |
| 09:33 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 09:33 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Gibbens and the foul's on Francisco Duran - foul #3 on Francisco Duran, team foul #8 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG) Gino Rogers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SG), David Thomas (SF) Michael Mobley, Isaac Jackson | |
| 08:42 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the free throw | 43-45 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-45 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran misses the tip | 43-45 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | James Shackelford blows the layup but the foul's on Ryan Gibbens - foul #5 on Ryan Gibbens, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Domingo Lopez (SG), Clarence O'Kell (PF) Joseph Thompson, Ralph Elsea | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Green (PF), Keith Pitts (C) Ryan Gibbens, Troy Bennett | |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | James Shackelford makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | James Shackelford misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee | Roger Green gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | David Thomas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-45 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the board | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Domingo Lopez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Francisco Duran (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Roger Green (fresh) C - Keith Pitts (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround in the paint | 46-45 |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | David Thomas misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-45 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Keith Pitts steals it from Clarence O'Kell out of a doubleteam | 46-45 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | David Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Clarence O'Kell | 46-45 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | David Thomas hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Michael Tinklenberg | 46-48 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Roger Green swats the layup by Clarence O'Kell | 46-48 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Keith Pitts | 46-48 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Llewellyn - foul #2 on John Llewellyn, team foul #9 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gino Rogers (PG), Joseph Thompson (SG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), Ralph Silvernail (C) John Llewellyn, Domingo Lopez, Francisco Duran, James Shackelford | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Mobley (SG), Isaac Jackson (PF), Troy Bennett (C) Peter Pham, Roger Green, Keith Pitts | |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | Michael Mobley takes the ball from Clarence O'Kell | 46-50 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg hits the finger roll on a great pass from Michael Mobley | 46-52 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Michael Tinklenberg steals the ball from Gino Rogers in the backcourt | 46-52 |
| 05:26 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley can't finish the layup | 46-52 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Gino Rogers can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson tips it back up and in | 48-52 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg is called for traveling in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), Peter Pham (SG), Roger Green (PF) Michael Tinklenberg, Michael Mobley, David Thomas | |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Troy Bennett steps in front of the Joseph Thompson pass | 48-52 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | David Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson misses short on a runner from the right block | 48-52 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson grabs the board | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | Tennessee | David Stephens scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Troy Bennett | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gino Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Roger Green (fresh) C - Troy Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Francisco Duran (SF), James Shackelford (C) Gino Rogers, Jason Engelhardt, Ralph Silvernail | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Thomas (SF) Roger Green | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | James Shackelford clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 48-55 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | James Shackelford tips it back up and in | 50-55 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson tips it in | 50-57 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Francisco Duran can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 50-57 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett snags the defensive board | 50-57 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG) David Stephens | |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg hits a turnaround from the left block set up by David Thomas and he's fouled by John Llewellyn - foul #3 on John Llewellyn, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the free throw | 50-60 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg is fouled in the backcourt by John Llewellyn - foul #4 on John Llewellyn, team foul #11 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Keith Pitts (C) Troy Bennett | |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 50-61 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Peter Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Joseph Thompson is called for the reach on Peter Pham in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #12 | 50-61 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Peter Pham makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Peter Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:03 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-63 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | David Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 50-63 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-63 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Francisco Duran | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Keith Pitts blocks the short jumper by Clarence O'Kell | 50-63 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the offensive board | 50-63 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joseph Thompson | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg runs out the clock | 53-63 |