| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wesley Malcolm (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Zentner (fresh) PF - Jared Sermons (fresh) 8 pts. C - Mauricio Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Neil Venable (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner inbounds the ball | 16-29 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | Steven Rice makes the contested 3 from the right corner | 19-29 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-29 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo grabs the board | 19-29 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Kevin Marsh steals it from Wesley Malcolm | 19-29 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-29 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons snags the defensive board | 19-29 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Steven Rice hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Foluke Abdullah - foul #2 on Foluke Abdullah, team foul #1 | 19-29 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Steven Rice makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Steven Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 21-29 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 21-29 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Wesley Malcolm | 21-29 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi | Steven Rice works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Wesley Malcolm | 24-29 |
| 17:07 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah's pass is intercepted by Jared Sermons | 24-29 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Rice and the foul's on Neil Venable - foul #4 on Neil Venable, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe (PF) Neil Venable | |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm misses the free throw | 26-29 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee's floater is tipped away by Jared Sermons | 26-29 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson loses the dribble to Gordon Zentner | 26-29 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons blows the wide open layup | 26-29 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee gets the rebound | 26-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wesley Malcolm (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Rice (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Zentner (fairly fresh) PF - Jared Sermons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Mauricio Russo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kevin Marsh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Samuel Forsythe (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson misses the lay-in | 26-29 |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 15:23 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 26-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Shock (PG), William Augustine (SF), Dustin Bryant (C) Wesley Malcolm, Gordon Zentner, Mauricio Russo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Foluke Abdullah steps in front of the William Augustine pass | 26-29 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | Mark Shock steals the ball from Patrick Johnson | 26-29 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | William Augustine can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Foluke Abdullah - foul #3 on Foluke Abdullah, team foul #3 | 26-29 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | William Augustine makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | William Augustine misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee dunks the ball on a great pass from Patrick Johnson and he's hacked by Dustin Bryant - foul #2 on Dustin Bryant, team foul #1 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner (SF) William Augustine | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:56 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee makes the free throw | 27-32 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Mark Shock comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Sermons | 27-32 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-32 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee snags the defensive board | 27-32 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo (PF) Jared Sermons | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Neil Venable (PF) Samuel Forsythe | |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo makes the jump hook from the right block | 29-32 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-32 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Dustin Bryant grabs the board | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Shock (fairly fresh) SG - Steven Rice (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Zentner (fresh) PF - Mauricio Russo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dustin Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Marsh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Neil Venable (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Lee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Steven Rice is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Neil Venable gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-32 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson snags the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Johnson | 29-35 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | Kevin Marsh steps in front of the Mauricio Russo pass | 29-35 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee misses short on a runner from close range | 29-35 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Mauricio Russo | 32-35 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | Gordon Zentner is called for the reach on Kevin Marsh - foul #2 on Gordon Zentner, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm (PG), William Augustine (SF), Jared Sermons (PF) Mark Shock, Gordon Zentner, Dustin Bryant | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Chapman (PG), Larry Rhodes (SF), Samuel Forsythe (C) Patrick Johnson, Kevin Marsh, Ronald Lee | |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Rice - foul #1 on Steven Rice, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo drills a jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Larry Rhodes - foul #1 on Larry Rhodes, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi | Steven Rice shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo tips it in | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Wesley Malcolm (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Rice (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Augustine (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jared Sermons (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mauricio Russo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SF - Larry Rhodes (fresh) PF - Neil Venable (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Samuel Forsythe (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Rhodes | 37-39 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm's pass is intercepted by Robert Chapman in the backcourt | 37-39 |
| 06:58 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Chapman | 37-42 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Steven Rice evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Wesley Malcolm | 40-42 |
| 06:15 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Rhodes | 40-45 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | Neil Venable steals it from William Augustine | 40-45 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Shock (PG), Gordon Zentner (SF), Dustin Bryant (C) Steven Rice, William Augustine, Mauricio Russo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson (PG), Kevin Marsh (SF), Ronald Lee (C) Robert Chapman, Larry Rhodes, Samuel Forsythe | |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Foluke Abdullah | 40-48 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Jared Sermons is denied by Ronald Lee | 40-48 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons tips it home | 42-48 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-50 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Gordon Zentner - foul #3 on Gordon Zentner, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Rice (SG) Wesley Malcolm | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee jams it on a nice dish by Foluke Abdullah | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-52 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons tips it in | 44-52 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Shock (fresh) SG - Steven Rice (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gordon Zentner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jared Sermons (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Dustin Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Marsh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Neil Venable (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Ronald Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Marsh | 44-55 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Steven Rice shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 44-55 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons tips it but misses | 44-55 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee buries a fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Steven Rice - foul #2 on Steven Rice, team foul #5 | 44-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mauricio Russo (C) Dustin Bryant | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee misses the free throw | 44-57 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jared Sermons | 44-57 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons buries a shot near the basket | 46-57 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Johnson | 46-60 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Gordon Zentner hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Jared Sermons | 48-60 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Mauricio Russo is called for the reach on Foluke Abdullah - foul #2 on Mauricio Russo, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm (PG) Mark Shock | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Chapman (SF) Kevin Marsh | |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah is hacked by Mauricio Russo - foul #3 on Mauricio Russo, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 50-62 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | Wesley Malcolm is called for the reach on Robert Chapman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Wesley Malcolm, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman misses the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm is hacked by Patrick Johnson - foul #1 on Patrick Johnson, team foul #5 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh (SF) Robert Chapman | |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Foluke Abdullah - foul #4 on Foluke Abdullah, team foul #6 | 50-63 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Wesley Malcolm misses the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 01:05 | Tennessee | Neil Venable grabs the board | 51-63 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Neil Venable is hacked by Steven Rice - foul #3 on Steven Rice, team foul #9 | 51-63 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Neil Venable makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Neil Venable makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Foluke Abdullah is called for the reach on Steven Rice - foul #5 on Foluke Abdullah, team foul #7 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Chapman (SG) Foluke Abdullah | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Steven Rice makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Steven Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kevin Marsh, team foul #8 | 53-65 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Jared Sermons's pass is intercepted by Patrick Johnson | 53-65 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson runs out the clock | 53-65 |