| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Paul Bruckner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lewis Pleas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Clinard (fresh) PF - David Kresge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Pike (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Becker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Holsey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Nunn (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Clinard inbounds the ball | 38-38 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by David Kresge is blocked by John Holsey | 38-38 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis can't tip it in | 38-38 |
| 19:18 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge pulls down the rebound | 38-38 |
| 19:01 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner misses the floater from the left side | 38-38 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn grabs the defensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Harold Becker travels with the ball | 38-38 |
| 18:18 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 18:16 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge snags the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 18:02 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge jams it on a great pass from Paul Bruckner | 40-38 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Harold Becker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis can't tip it in | 40-38 |
| 17:45 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:26 | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-38 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jonathan Lewis | 40-38 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Harold Becker connects on the floater from close range set up by John Holsey and the foul's on Timothy Pike - foul #1 on Timothy Pike, team foul #1 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Finch (SG), Joe Price (C) Lewis Pleas, Kenneth Clinard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Harold Becker makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 16:35 | Vanderbilt | Joe Price blows the layup | 40-41 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Harold Becker pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses the easy layup | 40-41 |
| 16:09 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Timothy Pike | 40-41 |
| 15:49 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike hits the finger roll | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Paul Bruckner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Finch (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Kresge (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Pike (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Price (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Becker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Holsey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Nunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Harold Becker hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Holsey | 42-44 |
| 14:56 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge hits a floater from close range | 44-44 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Harold Becker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by David Kresge - foul #1 on David Kresge, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas (SG), Johnny Pantano (SF) Charles Finch, Timothy Pike | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Spivey (PG), James Neff (SF), David Freeman (PF), Thomas Vernon (C) Marvin Priolo, John Holsey, Timothy Nunn, Jonathan Lewis | |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Harold Becker misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Harold Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 14:17 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-45 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-45 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon tips it back up and in | 44-47 |
| 13:33 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 13:32 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Price | 44-47 |
| 13:11 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Harold Becker | 44-47 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey is open but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | James Neff snags the offensive board | 44-47 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Harold Becker | 44-49 |
| 12:19 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner is fouled on the floor by Thomas Vernon - foul #2 on Thomas Vernon, team foul #1 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Rose (PG), Timothy Pike (PF), Clay Ripley (C) Paul Bruckner, David Kresge, Joe Price | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo (PG), Joseph Bradley (SG), John Holsey (SF), Timothy Nunn (PF), Jonathan Lewis (C) Chad Spivey, Harold Becker, James Neff, David Freeman, Thomas Vernon | |
| 12:09 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Holsey - foul #3 on John Holsey, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| 12:09 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 12:09 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Clay Ripley picks off the pass by John Holsey | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Rose (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lewis Pleas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Pantano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Pike (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Clay Ripley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Bradley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Holsey (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Nunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 46-49 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | John Holsey is fouled on the floor by Timothy Pike - foul #2 on Timothy Pike, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner (PG), Charles Finch (SG) John Rose, Lewis Pleas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Kresge (PF) Clay Ripley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:42 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 10:40 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 10:30 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-49 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis is fouled on the floor by Timothy Pike - foul #3 on Timothy Pike, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas (SG) Charles Finch | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 09:44 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-49 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley hits the follow up shot | 46-51 |
| 09:23 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Bradley is called for the reach on Paul Bruckner - foul #1 on Joseph Bradley, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Neff (SF) John Holsey | |
| 09:11 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 09:09 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:55 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano misses the jumper from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Bruckner - foul #2 on Paul Bruckner, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Rose (PG), Charles Finch (SG), Joe Price (PF), Clay Ripley (C) Paul Bruckner, Lewis Pleas, David Kresge, Timothy Pike | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Becker (SG) Joseph Bradley | |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 08:27 | Vanderbilt | Clay Ripley pulls down the rebound | 46-52 |
| 08:08 | Vanderbilt | Charles Finch misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-52 |
| 08:06 | Vanderbilt | Clay Ripley hits the follow up shot | 48-52 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | Harold Becker banks in the layup on a great pass from James Neff | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Rose (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Finch (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnny Pantano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joe Price (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Clay Ripley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Becker (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Neff (fresh) PF - Timothy Nunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Vanderbilt | Joe Price hits a turnaround in the paint | 50-54 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Johnny Pantano picks off the pass by Marvin Priolo | 50-54 |
| 06:33 | Vanderbilt | Joe Price scores on a runner from the baseline | 52-54 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi | Harold Becker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 06:09 | Vanderbilt | Joe Price grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:01 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano makes the jumper from the left side set up by John Rose | 54-54 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | James Neff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner (PG), Lewis Pleas (SG), Kenneth Clinard (SF), David Kresge (PF), Timothy Pike (C) John Rose, Charles Finch, Johnny Pantano, Joe Price, Clay Ripley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Spivey (PG), Joseph Bradley (SG), John Holsey (SF), David Freeman (PF), Thomas Vernon (C) Marvin Priolo, Harold Becker, James Neff, Timothy Nunn, Jonathan Lewis | |
| 05:08 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Clinard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-54 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Freeman | 54-54 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 04:34 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-57 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Thomas Vernon gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Joseph Bradley is hacked by Paul Bruckner - foul #3 on Paul Bruckner, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo (PG), Harold Becker (SG) Chad Spivey, Joseph Bradley | |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | John Holsey comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Clinard - foul #1 on Kenneth Clinard, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Nunn (PF), Jonathan Lewis (C) David Freeman, Thomas Vernon | |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | John Holsey misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | John Holsey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 03:50 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner misses the jumper from the right side | 54-58 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | John Holsey grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Lewis Pleas is called for the reach on Marvin Priolo - foul #2 on Lewis Pleas, team foul #8 | 54-58 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Paul Bruckner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lewis Pleas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Clinard (fresh) PF - David Kresge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Pike (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Marvin Priolo (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Becker (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Holsey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Timothy Nunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Jonathan Lewis - foul #1 on Jonathan Lewis, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| 02:56 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 02:56 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | John Holsey is open but misses the lay-in | 56-60 |
| 02:30 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Clinard grabs the defensive rebound | 56-60 |
| 02:24 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Clinard connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Paul Bruckner | 58-60 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Harold Becker shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Marvin Priolo | 58-62 |
| 01:42 | Vanderbilt | 3 seconds is called on Timothy Pike | 58-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano (SF) Kenneth Clinard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:13 | Mississippi | John Holsey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-62 |
| 01:12 | Vanderbilt | David Kresge grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 01:05 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano connects on the shot from the right side set up by Lewis Pleas | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | John Holsey makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Marvin Priolo | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis is hacked by Paul Bruckner in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Bruckner, team foul #9 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Spivey (PG) Marvin Priolo | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Jonathan Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | Paul Bruckner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-66 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-66 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Lewis Pleas hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Johnny Pantano | 63-66 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey is hacked by Paul Bruckner in the backcourt - foul #5 on Paul Bruckner, team foul #10 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Rose (PG) Paul Bruckner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey makes the 1st free throw | 63-67 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Chad Spivey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | John Holsey is hacked by John Rose in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Rose, team foul #11 | 66-68 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marvin Priolo (PG) Chad Spivey | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | John Holsey makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | John Holsey makes the 2nd free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Johnny Pantano clanks a 3 from straight away | 66-70 |
| 00:01 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Pike snags the offensive board | 66-70 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | The clock runs out | 66-70 |