| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Carter (fresh) SG - Raymond Longmire (fresh) SF - Robert Wesley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Dunbar (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Boston (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Goodrich (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Conrad Severson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Heath (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich inbounds the ball | 17-17 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 17-17 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar snags the defensive board | 17-17 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Wesley | 19-17 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Raymond Longmire picks off the pass by Alvin Firth | 19-17 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire lays it up and in | 21-17 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | Carl Heath misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-17 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Dunbar | 23-17 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth clanks a 3 from the left wing | 23-17 |
| 17:38 | Tennessee | Donald Boston grabs the defensive rebound | 23-17 |
| 17:21 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter is hacked by Alvin Firth - foul #2 on Alvin Firth, team foul #1 | 23-17 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar misses the easy layup | 23-17 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson pulls down the rebound | 23-17 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-20 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Mark Eggert is denied by Richard Dunbar | 26-20 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson snags the offensive board | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Carter (fairly fresh) SG - Raymond Longmire (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Wesley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Dunbar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Boston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Firth (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Goodrich (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Conrad Severson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Carl Heath (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Carl Heath knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mark Eggert | 26-23 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar is hacked by Conrad Severson - foul #3 on Conrad Severson, team foul #2 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (SG) Raymond Longmire | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Williams (PG), William Bustos (SG), Casimir Zimmer (PF), David Dixon (C) Mark Eggert, Alvin Firth, Conrad Severson, Carl Heath | |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | Russell Goodrich swats the short shot by Richard Dunbar | 26-23 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | David Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Richard Dunbar | 28-23 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer is hacked by Richard Dunbar - foul #1 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Conrad Severson (PF), Carl Heath (C) William Bustos, Russell Goodrich, David Dixon | |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer is hacked by Jonathan Carter - foul #2 on Jonathan Carter, team foul #2 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG) Bobby Williams | |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer makes the shot from the free throw line | 28-25 |
| 12:50 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 28-27 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar can't throw it down | 28-27 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | Donald Boston tips it in | 30-27 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Carl Heath misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer grabs the offensive board | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Carter (tiring) SG - Gregory Hidalgo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Wesley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Dunbar (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Boston (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Casimir Zimmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Conrad Severson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Heath (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 30-27 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Dunbar | 33-27 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Robert Wesley takes the ball from Casimir Zimmer | 33-27 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo lays it in on a great pass from Robert Wesley | 35-27 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Donald Boston is called for the reach on Casimir Zimmer - foul #1 on Donald Boston, team foul #3 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire (SG), Harold Thomas (PF), George Osterberger (C) Jonathan Carter, Richard Dunbar, Donald Boston | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Williams (SG), Russell Goodrich (SF), David Dixon (C) Alvin Firth, Casimir Zimmer, Carl Heath | |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Harold Thomas - foul #1 on Harold Thomas, team foul #4 | 35-29 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson misses the free throw | 35-29 |
| 10:00 | Tennessee | George Osterberger grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses the runner from the left block | 35-29 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | David Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert is called for 10 seconds | 35-29 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | David Dixon grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 35-29 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Bobby Williams steals the ball from Gregory Hidalgo | 35-29 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-29 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-29 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Longmire (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Wesley (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Thomas (fresh) C - George Osterberger (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bobby Williams (fresh) SF - Russell Goodrich (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Conrad Severson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Dixon (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-29 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | David Dixon tips it home | 35-31 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter (PG), Richard Dunbar (PF), Donald Boston (C) Raymond Longmire, Harold Thomas, George Osterberger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG), Casimir Zimmer (PF), Carl Heath (C) Mark Eggert, Conrad Severson, David Dixon | |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | Donald Boston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-31 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar snags the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-31 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Bobby Williams | 35-31 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Carl Heath buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Bobby Williams | 35-33 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Russell Goodrich - foul #1 on Russell Goodrich, team foul #3 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire (SG) Gregory Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), David Dixon (PF) Bobby Williams, Russell Goodrich | |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Carl Heath can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee | Donald Boston pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee | Mark Eggert steals the ball from Robert Wesley | 36-33 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert lays it up and in | 36-35 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Casimir Zimmer is called for the reach on Jonathan Carter - foul #1 on Casimir Zimmer, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), Harold Thomas (PF) Jonathan Carter, Robert Wesley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich (SF), Conrad Severson (PF) Casimir Zimmer, David Dixon | |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth is fouled on the floor by Raymond Longmire - foul #1 on Raymond Longmire, team foul #5 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Osterberger (C) Donald Boston | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Williams (SG), David Dixon (C) Alvin Firth, Carl Heath | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Longmire (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Dunbar (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Harold Thomas (fresh) C - George Osterberger (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bobby Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Russell Goodrich (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Conrad Severson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert clanks a floater from the left side | 36-35 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 36-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter (PG), Donald Boston (C) Raymond Longmire, George Osterberger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SG), Carl Heath (C) Bobby Williams, David Dixon | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Conrad Severson | 36-38 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF) Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 36-38 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Harold Thomas | 36-38 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Russell Goodrich - foul #2 on Russell Goodrich, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (PF) Harold Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Dunbar - foul #2 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #6 | 38-38 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Conrad Severson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Mark Eggert knocks away the 3 by Gregory Hidalgo | 38-40 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley tips it in | 40-40 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Carl Heath makes the jumper from the free throw line | 40-42 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Donald Boston connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jonathan Carter | 42-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Carl Heath misses short on a shot from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Donald Boston snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 42-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar scores on a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Gregory Hidalgo | 44-42 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Russell Goodrich comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 44-42 |