| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Willie Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alvin Pringle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Don Espitia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Gilchrist (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Daryl Autry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Read (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Haws (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Hilton (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam inbounds the ball | 22-34 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam comes up short on the shot from the right side | 22-34 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam tips it home | 22-36 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee | Don Espitia comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by James Haws - foul #1 on James Haws, team foul #1 | 22-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Mays (SF), Kenneth Stewart (C) Willie Cole, Daniel Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:29 | Tennessee | Don Espitia makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee | Don Espitia misses the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee | Don Espitia grabs the offensive board | 23-36 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee | Kenneth Stewart is hacked by James Haws - foul #2 on James Haws, team foul #2 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Cole (PG) Kenneth Stewart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Daryl Autry misses the dunk | 23-36 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton gets the rebound | 23-36 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi | William Read loses the dribble to Don Espitia | 23-36 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Willie Cole clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-36 |
| 18:25 | Tennessee | Alvin Pringle grabs the offensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Don Espitia is denied by Martin Salaam | 23-36 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Read | 23-36 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt can't connect on a floater from the right side | 23-36 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | William Read tips it home | 23-38 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee | Willie Cole's pass is intercepted by William Read in the backcourt | 23-38 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt misses the lay-in | 23-38 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Salaam | 23-38 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Willie Cole - foul #3 on Willie Cole, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Walter Ahlers (SG) Willie Cole | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (PF) James Haws | |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the 2nd free throw | 23-40 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Walter Ahlers misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Martin Salaam - foul #1 on Martin Salaam, team foul #3 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Harvey (C) David Mays | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Walter Ahlers misses the 1st free throw | 23-40 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Walter Ahlers makes the 2nd free throw | 24-40 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | William Read scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lee Shufelt | 24-43 |
| 15:52 | Tennessee | Anthony Harvey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Lee Hilton - foul #2 on Lee Hilton, team foul #4 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Mays (PF) Walter Ahlers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Douglas Horne (SF), James Haws (PF) William Read, Lee Hilton | |
| 15:52 | Tennessee | Anthony Harvey makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 15:52 | Tennessee | Anthony Harvey makes the 2nd free throw | 26-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Anthony Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SG - Alvin Pringle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Don Espitia (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Mays (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daryl Autry (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Douglas Horne (fresh) PF - James Haws (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam knocks in the floater in the lane | 26-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:23 | Tennessee | Alvin Pringle buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-45 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Horne | 29-48 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Daryl Autry is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Daryl Autry, team foul #2 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carlos Small (PG), Walter Ahlers (SG) Anthony Harvey, Alvin Pringle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (SG), Lee Hilton (C) Douglas Horne, James Haws | |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Carlos Small is called for the reach on William Read - foul #1 on Carlos Small, team foul #3 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Gilchrist (PF) David Mays | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton loses the dribble to Don Espitia | 29-48 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Walter Ahlers is denied on a layup by Robert Smith | 29-48 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Martin Salaam | 29-48 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton slams it home set up by Lee Shufelt and he's fouled by Daryl Autry - foul #4 on Daryl Autry, team foul #4 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Cole (PG), Alvin Pringle (SG), David Mays (PF), Anthony Harvey (C) Carlos Small, Walter Ahlers, Daniel Gilchrist, Daryl Autry | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG), James Haws (PF) Lee Shufelt, Robert Smith | |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses the free throw | 29-50 |
| 13:22 | Tennessee | David Mays snags the defensive board | 29-50 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | David Mays comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by James Rakoski - foul #1 on James Rakoski, team foul #5 | 29-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Gilchrist (PF) Willie Cole | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | David Mays misses the 1st free throw | 29-50 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | David Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 30-50 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi | David Mays is called for the reach on James Rakoski - foul #1 on David Mays, team foul #5 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Cole (PG), Carlos Small (SG) Alvin Pringle, Daniel Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | David Mays steps in front of the James Rakoski pass | 30-50 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | Don Espitia hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-50 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam pulls down the rebound | 30-50 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Anthony Harvey picks off the pass by Martin Salaam | 30-50 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Willie Cole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Small (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Espitia (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Mays (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Harvey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Rakoski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Read (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Haws (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | Willie Cole throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alvin Pringle (PG), Walter Ahlers (SG), Daniel Gilchrist (PF), Kenneth Stewart (C) Willie Cole, Carlos Small, David Mays, Anthony Harvey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG), Douglas Horne (SF), Robert Smith (C) James Rakoski, Martin Salaam, Lee Hilton | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is hacked by Alvin Pringle - foul #2 on Alvin Pringle, team foul #6 | 30-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Cole (PG) Alvin Pringle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt double dribbles | 30-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alvin Pringle (SG), David Mays (PF) Walter Ahlers, Daniel Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Hilton (C) James Haws | |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | David Mays drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert Smith | 33-52 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | Don Espitia travels with the ball | 33-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carlos Small (PG), Walter Ahlers (SG), Daniel Gilchrist (PF), Anthony Harvey (C) Willie Cole, Alvin Pringle, David Mays, Kenneth Stewart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Martin Salaam (SG) William Read | |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam blows the layup | 33-52 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Daniel Gilchrist grabs the defensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Daniel Gilchrist is fouled on the floor by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #6 | 33-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Cole (PG), Alvin Pringle (SG), David Mays (PF) Carlos Small, Walter Ahlers, Daniel Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG), James Haws (PF) Lee Shufelt, Robert Smith | |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | Willie Cole connects on the jump hook in the lane | 35-52 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Harvey | 35-52 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses the tip | 35-52 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Alvin Pringle pulls down the rebound | 35-52 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | Willie Cole scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Don Espitia and he's fouled by Martin Salaam - foul #2 on Martin Salaam, team foul #7 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Walter Ahlers (SG), Daniel Gilchrist (PF), Kenneth Stewart (C) Alvin Pringle, David Mays, Anthony Harvey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (SG) Douglas Horne | |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | Willie Cole makes the free throw | 38-52 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam dunks the ball set up by James Rakoski and the foul's on Walter Ahlers - foul #2 on Walter Ahlers, team foul #7 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alvin Pringle (PG) Willie Cole | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (C) Lee Hilton | |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the free throw | 38-55 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee | Kenneth Stewart misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 38-55 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Smith and the foul's on Don Espitia - foul #4 on Don Espitia, team foul #8 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Cole (PG), Carlos Small (SG), David Mays (PF), Daryl Autry (C) Alvin Pringle, Walter Ahlers, Daniel Gilchrist, Kenneth Stewart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG) James Rakoski | |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the free throw | 38-58 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Willie Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlos Small (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don Espitia (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - David Mays (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Daryl Autry (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Read (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Haws (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | Willie Cole misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-58 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 38-58 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | Willie Cole is called for the reach on Lee Shufelt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Cole, team foul #9 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Walter Ahlers (SG), Daniel Gilchrist (PF) Carlos Small, David Mays | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Douglas Horne (SF), Lee Hilton (C) Martin Salaam, James Haws | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt makes the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt misses the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | Daniel Gilchrist snags the defensive board | 38-59 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Don Espitia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carlos Small (SG), Anthony Harvey (C) Walter Ahlers, Daniel Gilchrist | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 38-59 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Daryl Autry pulls down the rebound | 38-59 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee | Anthony Harvey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-59 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee | Don Espitia tips it but misses | 38-59 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by Daryl Autry - foul #5 on Daryl Autry, team foul #10 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Walter Ahlers (SG), David Mays (SF), Kenneth Stewart (C) Willie Cole, Don Espitia, Daryl Autry | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Rakoski (PG), Martin Salaam (SG) Lee Shufelt, William Read | |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | Anthony Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Walter Ahlers hits a runner in the lane | 40-59 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam hits a shot from the left block set up by James Rakoski | 40-61 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Stewart is blocked by Lee Hilton | 40-61 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton gets the rebound | 40-61 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 40-61 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Anthony Harvey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Carlos Small is whistled for a carry | 40-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (SG), James Haws (PF) Martin Salaam, Lee Hilton | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | William Read can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 40-61 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | Kenneth Stewart snags the defensive board | 40-61 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | Walter Ahlers connects on the jumper from the left block | 42-61 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi | James Rakoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-61 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | David Mays throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-61 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi | James Haws throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Hilton (C) James Haws | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Carlos Small (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Ahlers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Mays (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Harvey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Rakoski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Read (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Douglas Horne (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lee Hilton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | James Rakoski is called for the reach on David Mays - foul #2 on James Rakoski, team foul #8 | 42-61 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | David Mays makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | David Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-61 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to William Read | 44-61 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Kenneth Stewart steals the ball from James Rakoski | 44-61 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Carlos Small connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Walter Ahlers | 46-61 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | James Rakoski buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Horne | 46-64 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | William Read is called for the reach on Walter Ahlers - foul #2 on William Read, team foul #9 | 46-64 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | Walter Ahlers misses the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton grabs the board | 46-64 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses the lay-in | 46-64 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton snags the offensive board | 46-64 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Robert Smith connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by James Rakoski | 46-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Kenneth Stewart hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 46-66 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | David Mays grabs the offensive rebound | 46-66 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Lee Hilton takes the ball from Kenneth Stewart | 46-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | William Read is hacked by Walter Ahlers in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Ahlers, team foul #11 | 46-66 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | William Read makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | William Read misses the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Kenneth Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 46-67 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Kenneth Stewart lays it in on a nice dish by David Mays | 48-67 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | James Rakoski runs out the clock | 48-67 |