| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Louis Robey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harold Yuan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Browning (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesus Hernandez (fresh) 8 pts. C - Eugene Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Mark Browning inbounds the ball | 28-19 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 28-19 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee | Eugene Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | Mark Browning misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Pepper - foul #3 on Paul Pepper, team foul #1 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Stewart (PG), Morris Brown (C) James Fisher, Eugene Moore | |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | Mark Browning makes the 1st free throw | 28-20 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | Mark Browning misses the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Louis Robey pulls down the rebound | 28-20 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 28-20 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee | Bobby Brown picks off the pass by Mark Browning | 28-20 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 28-20 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper gets the offensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | Louis Robey misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jesus Hernandez - foul #2 on Jesus Hernandez, team foul #1 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Fisher (PG), Eugene Moore (C) Larry Stewart, Morris Brown | |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | Louis Robey makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | Louis Robey misses the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Eugene Moore gets the rebound | 29-20 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Louis Robey - foul #2 on Louis Robey, team foul #2 | 29-20 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | William Cole scores on a jump hook from the baseline | 31-22 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee | Mark Browning loses the dribble to Paul Pepper | 31-22 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi | William Cole is hacked by James Fisher - foul #1 on James Fisher, team foul #2 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (SG), Gerald White (PF), Jason Powell (C) Paul Pepper, Louis Robey, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ryan Leach (PF) Jesus Hernandez | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Jason Powell misses the jumper from the right side | 31-22 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | James Fisher snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Gerald White (fresh) C - Jason Powell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Harold Yuan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Browning (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ryan Leach (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Tennessee | James Fisher scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Harold Yuan | 31-24 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jason Powell | 34-24 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | Mark Browning scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown is fouled on the floor by Ryan Leach - foul #2 on Ryan Leach, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SG), Jose Mercado (SF), Louis Robey (PF), Clarence Franklin (C) William Cole, Bobby Brown, Gerald White, Jason Powell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Stewart (PG), Jesus Hernandez (PF), Morris Brown (C) James Fisher, Ryan Leach, Eugene Moore | |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs is hacked by Larry Stewart - foul #1 on Larry Stewart, team foul #4 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gerald McDougal (PG), Seth Kranz (C) Larry Stewart, Morris Brown | |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Jose Mercado misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Seth Kranz - foul #1 on Seth Kranz, team foul #5 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Fisher (PG), Eugene Moore (C) Gerald McDougal, Seth Kranz | |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Jose Mercado misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Jose Mercado misses the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Eugene Moore snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 13:43 | Tennessee | Harold Yuan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 34-26 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Louis Robey gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Pepper | 37-26 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | Mark Browning comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Kenneth Jacobs | 40-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Kenneth Jacobs is called for the reach on Mark Browning - foul #1 on Kenneth Jacobs, team foul #3 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Bobby Brown (SF), Jason Powell (PF) Jose Mercado, Kenneth Jacobs, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Stewart (PG), Morris Brown (C) James Fisher, Eugene Moore | |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Mark Browning can't connect on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Paul Pepper - foul #4 on Paul Pepper, team foul #4 | 40-26 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Mark Browning makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Mark Browning makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Jason Powell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Larry Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Yuan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Browning (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jesus Hernandez (fresh) 10 pts. C - Morris Brown (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | William Cole is fouled on the floor by Morris Brown - foul #2 on Morris Brown, team foul #6 | 40-28 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Powell | 42-28 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | Jesus Hernandez misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Jason Powell snags the defensive board | 42-28 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | William Cole is hacked by Larry Stewart - foul #2 on Larry Stewart, team foul #7 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (SG), Louis Robey (PF) Paul Pepper, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Fisher (PG), Preston Cassady (SG), Eugene Moore (C) Larry Stewart, Harold Yuan, Morris Brown | |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | William Cole makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi | William Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee | Mark Browning hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-28 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Jason Powell snags the defensive board | 44-28 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Jesus Hernandez steals it from Kenneth Jacobs | 44-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | Preston Cassady drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Jesus Hernandez | 44-31 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Cole | 46-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:18 | Tennessee | Jason Powell denies the turnaround by Jesus Hernandez | 46-31 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Eugene Moore | 46-31 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | James Fisher is fouled on the floor by Bobby Brown - foul #1 on Bobby Brown, team foul #5 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SG), Clarence Franklin (C) Kenneth Jacobs, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Yuan (SG), Ryan Leach (PF) Preston Cassady, Jesus Hernandez | |
| 08:52 | Tennessee | Jason Powell steps in front of the James Fisher pass | 46-31 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 46-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (PG) William Cole | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Stewart (PG), Morris Brown (C) James Fisher, Eugene Moore | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | Morris Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 46-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gerald White (PF) Jason Powell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Fisher (PG), Jesus Hernandez (PF), Eugene Moore (C) Larry Stewart, Ryan Leach, Morris Brown | |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the contested fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Jacobs and the foul's on Eugene Moore - foul #1 on Eugene Moore, team foul #8 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Stewart (PG), Ryan Leach (PF), Morris Brown (C) James Fisher, Jesus Hernandez, Eugene Moore | |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown misses the free throw | 48-31 |
| 07:58 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Mark Browning | 48-31 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Larry Stewart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 48-31 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clarence Franklin | 48-31 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Gerald White (fresh) C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Larry Stewart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Yuan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Browning (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Leach (fresh) 2 pts. C - Morris Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-31 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs misses the tip | 48-31 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown tips it back up and in | 50-31 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Mark Browning misses badly on a floater from the right side | 50-31 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper grabs the defensive rebound | 50-31 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Jacobs | 53-31 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Larry Stewart is denied by Bobby Brown | 53-31 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee | Morris Brown gets the offensive rebound | 53-31 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Larry Stewart's pass is intercepted by Gerald White | 53-31 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-31 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ryan Leach | 53-31 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Morris Brown clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Clarence Franklin - foul #1 on Clarence Franklin, team foul #6 | 53-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Jose Mercado (SG), Jason Powell (C) Paul Pepper, Bobby Brown, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gerald McDougal (PG), Preston Cassady (SG), Alfredo Greco (SF), Seth Kranz (PF) Larry Stewart, Harold Yuan, Mark Browning, Ryan Leach | |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Morris Brown misses the 1st free throw | 53-31 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Morris Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-32 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Preston Cassady is called for the reach on Jose Mercado - foul #1 on Preston Cassady, team foul #9 | 53-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ryan Leach (PF) Morris Brown | |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Jose Mercado misses the 1st free throw | 53-32 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Ryan Leach gets the rebound | 53-32 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee | Ryan Leach buries a jump hook from close range set up by Preston Cassady | 53-34 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jose Mercado | 55-34 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Alfredo Greco is denied by Jason Powell | 55-34 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee | Ryan Leach tips it in | 55-36 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | William Cole misses short on a floater from the right wing | 55-36 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Ryan Leach pulls down the rebound | 55-36 |
| 04:11 | Tennessee | Gerald McDougal travels with the ball | 55-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Brown (SF) William Cole | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Morris Brown (C) Ryan Leach | |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-36 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Jason Powell gets the offensive rebound | 55-36 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Jason Powell loses the dribble to Seth Kranz | 55-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jose Mercado (fresh) SG - Kenneth Jacobs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 21 pts. PF - Gerald White (fairly fresh) C - Jason Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gerald McDougal (fresh) SG - Preston Cassady (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfredo Greco (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Kranz (fresh) C - Morris Brown (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Seth Kranz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ryan Leach (PF) Morris Brown | |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown slams it home on a great pass from Kenneth Jacobs | 57-36 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | Alfredo Greco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Morris Brown (C) Ryan Leach | |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Bobby Brown out of a doubleteam | 60-36 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Preston Cassady can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 60-36 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Jason Powell grabs the board | 60-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Preston Cassady - foul #2 on Preston Cassady, team foul #10 | 60-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Stewart (PG), Ryan Leach (PF) Gerald McDougal, Seth Kranz | |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 1st free throw | 61-36 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 61-36 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee | Ryan Leach snags the defensive board | 61-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | Alfredo Greco misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jose Mercado - foul #2 on Jose Mercado, team foul #7 | 61-36 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | Alfredo Greco misses the 1st free throw | 61-36 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | Alfredo Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 61-37 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Morris Brown is called for the reach on Jason Powell - foul #3 on Morris Brown, team foul #11 | 61-37 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Jason Powell makes the 1st free throw | 62-37 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Jason Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 63-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Preston Cassady can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-37 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs pulls down the rebound | 63-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs's pass is intercepted by Larry Stewart in the backcourt | 63-37 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Preston Cassady hits the finger roll on a great pass from Larry Stewart | 63-39 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs's pass is intercepted by Preston Cassady | 63-39 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Alfredo Greco is denied by Gerald White | 63-39 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Morris Brown tips it back up and in | 63-41 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs runs out the clock | 63-41 |