| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Carl Gamble (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Casimir Zimmer (fresh) 6 pts. C - Marlon Hamill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Hidalgo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Wilensky (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Danny Thompson (fresh) C - Donald Boston (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky inbounds the ball | 30-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Tennessee | Donald Boston comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 30-34 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Donald Boston steps in front of the Casimir Zimmer pass | 30-34 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky is hacked by Ray Jackson - foul #3 on Ray Jackson, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alvin Firth (SF) Ray Jackson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Gregory Hidalgo steps in front of the Carl Gamble pass | 30-34 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky is whistled for traveling | 30-34 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Marlon Hamill - foul #1 on Marlon Hamill, team foul #2 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jody Newburn (SF) Carl Gamble | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gregory Hidalgo | 30-37 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Jody Newburn | 33-37 |
| 17:00 | Tennessee | Casimir Zimmer is called for the reach on Jonathan Carter - foul #3 on Casimir Zimmer, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG), Carl Gamble (SG), David Dixon (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Casimir Zimmer, Marlon Hamill | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire (SG), George Osterberger (PF) Matthew Wilensky, Danny Thompson | |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | Donald Boston makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Carter | 33-39 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | David Dixon takes the ball from George Osterberger | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Justin Thompson (fresh) SG - Carl Gamble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Firth (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jody Newburn (fresh) C - David Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Longmire (fresh) SF - Gregory Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Osterberger (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Boston (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Ray Jackson (SF) Carl Gamble, Alvin Firth | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF), Matthew Wilensky (PF) Raymond Longmire, George Osterberger | |
| 15:08 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Carter | 33-42 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | David Dixon scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Dikembe Ahmadi | 35-42 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | Dikembe Ahmadi steals it from Jonathan Carter in the backcourt | 35-42 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn hits a shot from close range | 37-42 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Donald Boston lays it in set up by Gregory Hidalgo | 37-44 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-44 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-44 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | Donald Boston tips it in | 40-46 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-46 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | David Dixon tips it back up and in | 42-46 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-46 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Donald Boston hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn misses the easy layup | 42-48 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson tips it back up and in | 44-48 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Carter | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Justin Thompson (fairly fresh) SF - Ray Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jody Newburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Dixon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Carter (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gregory Hidalgo (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wesley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Wilensky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Boston (tiring) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | David Dixon comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 44-51 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Donald Boston | 44-51 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Matthew Wilensky | 44-54 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Justin Thompson | 47-54 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Dixon - foul #3 on David Dixon, team foul #4 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Gamble (SG), Alvin Firth (SF), Casimir Zimmer (PF), Marlon Hamill (C) Justin Thompson, Ray Jackson, Jody Newburn, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire (SG), George Osterberger (C) Gregory Hidalgo, Donald Boston | |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-55 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 47-55 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley can't tip it in | 47-55 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer grabs the defensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Wesley - foul #4 on Robert Wesley, team foul #1 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (SG), Danny Thompson (PF) Jonathan Carter, Robert Wesley | |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble misses the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Danny Thompson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-55 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | George Osterberger gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Danny Thompson banks in the layup on a great pass from Gregory Hidalgo | 48-57 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Alvin Firth misses the 3 from straight away | 48-57 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee | Danny Thompson can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Casimir Zimmer - foul #4 on Casimir Zimmer, team foul #5 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter (PG), Robert Wesley (SF) Gregory Hidalgo, Matthew Wilensky | |
| 08:00 | Tennessee | Danny Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee | Danny Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Robert Wesley - foul #5 on Robert Wesley, team foul #2 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (SF), Donald Boston (C) Robert Wesley, George Osterberger | |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble misses the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Carl Gamble (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alvin Firth (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Casimir Zimmer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Marlon Hamill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Carter (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Raymond Longmire (fresh) SF - Gregory Hidalgo (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. PF - Danny Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Boston (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Tennessee | Donald Boston buries a runner from the right block set up by Danny Thompson | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dikembe Ahmadi | 51-60 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | Donald Boston is whistled for a carry | 51-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG), Ray Jackson (SF), David Dixon (C) Dikembe Ahmadi, Alvin Firth, Marlon Hamill | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Osterberger (PF) Danny Thompson | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | George Osterberger grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-60 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Dixon | 51-60 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | Donald Boston gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson snags the offensive board | 51-60 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Jackson | 51-60 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson is hacked by Gregory Hidalgo - foul #2 on Gregory Hidalgo, team foul #3 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dikembe Ahmadi (PG), Alvin Firth (SG), Jody Newburn (PF), Marlon Hamill (C) Justin Thompson, Carl Gamble, Casimir Zimmer, David Dixon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky (SF), Danny Thompson (PF) Jonathan Carter, George Osterberger | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 51-60 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee | Danny Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #3 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | Donald Boston makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi | Jody Newburn grabs the board | 51-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dikembe Ahmadi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Alvin Firth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jody Newburn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlon Hamill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Raymond Longmire (fairly fresh) SG - Gregory Hidalgo (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matthew Wilensky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Danny Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Boston (tiring) 22 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Danny Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee | Alvin Firth is called for the reach on Gregory Hidalgo - foul #2 on Alvin Firth, team foul #7 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter (PG) Raymond Longmire | |
| 02:51 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Jonathan Carter is called for the reach on Ray Jackson - foul #1 on Jonathan Carter, team foul #4 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire (SG), Justin Taylor (C) Gregory Hidalgo, Donald Boston | |
| 02:23 | Mississippi | Danny Thompson swats the short shot by Marlon Hamill | 51-63 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky is whistled for traveling | 51-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Gamble (SG), Casimir Zimmer (PF) Alvin Firth, Jody Newburn | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Osterberger (C) Justin Taylor | |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Danny Thompson denies the turnaround by Casimir Zimmer | 51-63 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer tips it in | 53-63 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jonathan Carter | 53-65 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson hits a 3 from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (SG), Donald Boston (C) Raymond Longmire, George Osterberger | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky is hacked by Carl Gamble in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Gamble, team foul #8 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire (SG) Danny Thompson | |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Matthew Wilensky misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-65 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Donald Boston grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Dikembe Ahmadi is called for the reach on Donald Boston in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #9 | 56-65 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-65 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Carl Gamble snags the offensive board | 56-65 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Donald Boston snags the defensive board | 56-65 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Donald Boston is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Ahmadi - foul #5 on Dikembe Ahmadi, team foul #10 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Thompson (PG) Dikembe Ahmadi | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Casimir Zimmer | 56-65 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Marlon Hamill snags the offensive board | 56-65 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Ray Jackson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-65 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Donald Boston pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Donald Boston is hacked by Justin Thompson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Justin Thompson, team foul #11 | 56-65 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Donald Boston makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Donald Boston makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Justin Thompson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo is fouled in the backcourt by Justin Thompson - foul #3 on Justin Thompson, team foul #12 | 59-67 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Casimir Zimmer drills a driving attempt from the right block | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter runs out the clock | 61-69 |