| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Giltner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Lansing (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Nolan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Page (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shane Lundin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Francis Truesdale (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Sae (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Leo Roca (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hoffman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Rozenberg (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Leo Roca inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Leo Roca misses long on a shot from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman tips it in | 23-26 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner is fouled in the backcourt by Francis Truesdale - foul #2 on Francis Truesdale, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Peterson (SG), Michael Walker (SF), Daniel Deleon (PF), Charles Pennington (C) Vernon Lansing, John Nolan, David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Pool (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Raymond Trotter (C) Leo Roca, Thomas Hoffman, Robert Rozenberg | |
| 19:08 | Mississippi | Christopher Sae picks off the pass by Michael Walker | 23-26 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool lays it in | 23-28 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon is hacked by Patrick Williams - foul #1 on Patrick Williams, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing (SG), John Nolan (SF) Robert Peterson, Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | John Nolan drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Giltner | 25-28 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 25-28 |
| 17:52 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams tips it home | 25-30 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing is fouled on the floor by Francis Truesdale - foul #3 on Francis Truesdale, team foul #3 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Walker (SF), David Page (PF), Shane Lundin (C) John Nolan, Daniel Deleon, Charles Pennington | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leo Roca (SF), Thomas Hoffman (PF), Robert Rozenberg (C) Ronald Pool, Patrick Williams, Raymond Trotter | |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Michael Walker's floater is knocked away by Leo Roca | 25-30 |
| 17:14 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg is fouled on the floor by Vernon Lansing - foul #2 on Vernon Lansing, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Peterson (PG), John Nolan (SF), Daniel Deleon (PF), Charles Pennington (C) Lawrence Giltner, Michael Walker, David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Williams (PF), Raymond Trotter (C) Thomas Hoffman, Robert Rozenberg | |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Leo Roca misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Nolan - foul #2 on John Nolan, team foul #2 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG) Vernon Lansing | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Leo Roca makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Leo Roca makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Lawrence Giltner | 27-32 |
| 15:42 | Tennessee | Raymond Trotter scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Francis Truesdale | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Giltner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Nolan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Deleon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Pennington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Francis Truesdale (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Sae (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Leo Roca (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Trotter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | John Nolan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Leo Roca - foul #1 on Leo Roca, team foul #4 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing (SG), David Page (PF), Shane Lundin (C) Lawrence Giltner, Daniel Deleon, Charles Pennington | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marc Lane (PG), Kevin Gordon (SG), Ronald Pool (SF), Thomas Hoffman (PF), Robert Rozenberg (C) Francis Truesdale, Christopher Sae, Leo Roca, Patrick Williams, Raymond Trotter | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | John Nolan misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | John Nolan misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 15:22 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 14:57 | Tennessee | Marc Lane misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Page - foul #2 on David Page, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Walker (SF) John Nolan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:57 | Tennessee | Marc Lane misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 14:57 | Tennessee | Marc Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi | Kevin Gordon picks off the pass by David Page | 27-35 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon banks in the layup | 27-37 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | David Page blows the layup but the foul's on Kevin Gordon - foul #1 on Kevin Gordon, team foul #5 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG), John Nolan (SF) Robert Peterson, Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale (PG), Christopher Sae (SG), Leo Roca (SF) Marc Lane, Kevin Gordon, Ronald Pool | |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | David Page makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | David Page misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Sae - foul #4 on Christopher Sae, team foul #6 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Walker (SF), Daniel Deleon (PF), Charles Pennington (C) John Nolan, David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon (SG), Ronald Pool (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Raymond Trotter (C) Christopher Sae, Leo Roca, Thomas Hoffman, Robert Rozenberg | |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing misses the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 13:22 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams misses the easy layup | 29-39 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | Raymond Trotter denies the turnaround by Lawrence Giltner | 29-39 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool grabs the board | 29-39 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool misses short on a jumper from close range | 29-39 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daniel Deleon | 29-39 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner is fouled on the floor by Francis Truesdale - foul #4 on Francis Truesdale, team foul #7 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Nolan (SF), David Page (PF), Shane Lundin (C) Michael Walker, Daniel Deleon, Charles Pennington | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marc Lane (PG), Christopher Sae (SG), Leo Roca (SF), Thomas Hoffman (PF), Robert Rozenberg (C) Francis Truesdale, Kevin Gordon, Ronald Pool, Patrick Williams, Raymond Trotter | |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to David Page | 29-39 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | David Page scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Lawrence Giltner | 31-39 |
| 11:54 | Tennessee | David Page denies the turnaround by Thomas Hoffman | 31-39 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Rozenberg - foul #1 on Robert Rozenberg, team foul #8 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Peterson (PG) Lawrence Giltner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale (PG) Marc Lane | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin misses the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Lansing (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Nolan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Page (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Lundin (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Francis Truesdale (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Sae (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Leo Roca (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hoffman (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Rozenberg (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:12 | Tennessee | Leo Roca is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Leo Roca, team foul #9 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon (PF), Charles Pennington (C) David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon (SG), Ronald Pool (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Raymond Trotter (C) Christopher Sae, Leo Roca, Thomas Hoffman, Robert Rozenberg | |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-39 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Daniel Deleon pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's fouled by Raymond Trotter - foul #1 on Raymond Trotter, team foul #10 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG), Michael Walker (SF), David Page (PF) Vernon Lansing, John Nolan, Daniel Deleon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Sae (SG), Leo Roca (SF), Thomas Hoffman (PF), Robert Rozenberg (C) Kevin Gordon, Ronald Pool, Patrick Williams, Raymond Trotter | |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 34-39 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington misses the lay-in | 34-39 |
| 09:59 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale can't connect on a shot from the right side | 34-39 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Leo Roca pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | Leo Roca's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing (SG), John Nolan (SF), Daniel Deleon (PF), Shane Lundin (C) Lawrence Giltner, Michael Walker, David Page, Charles Pennington | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marc Lane (PG), Kevin Gordon (SG), Ronald Pool (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Raymond Trotter (C) Francis Truesdale, Christopher Sae, Leo Roca, Thomas Hoffman, Robert Rozenberg | |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | Marc Lane grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | Raymond Trotter loses the dribble to John Nolan | 34-39 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | John Nolan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-39 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 34-39 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool snags the offensive board | 34-39 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams misses long on a jumper from the right side | 34-39 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Vernon Lansing | 37-39 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon blows the layup | 37-39 |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | Raymond Trotter pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Peterson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Lansing (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Nolan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Deleon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Lundin (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Marc Lane (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Pool (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Trotter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Tennessee | Marc Lane hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Gordon | 37-41 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin snags the offensive board | 37-41 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Kevin Gordon is called for the reach on John Nolan - foul #2 on Kevin Gordon, team foul #11 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG), David Page (PF), Charles Pennington (C) Robert Peterson, Daniel Deleon, Shane Lundin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale (PG), Christopher Sae (SG), Leo Roca (SF), Thomas Hoffman (PF), Robert Rozenberg (C) Marc Lane, Kevin Gordon, Ronald Pool, Patrick Williams, Raymond Trotter | |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | John Nolan makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | John Nolan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 05:54 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 39-41 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing is fouled on the floor by Christopher Sae - foul #5 on Christopher Sae, team foul #12 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Walker (SF) John Nolan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon (SG) Christopher Sae | |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Walker - foul #2 on Michael Walker, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Peterson (SG) Vernon Lansing | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Robert Peterson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-43 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | David Page grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Francis Truesdale steps in front of the Lawrence Giltner pass in the backcourt | 39-43 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Thomas Hoffman, team foul #13 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing (SG), John Nolan (SF), Shane Lundin (C) Robert Peterson, Michael Walker, Charles Pennington | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Nolan and he's hacked by Robert Rozenberg - foul #2 on Robert Rozenberg, team foul #14 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Walker (SF) John Nolan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner makes the free throw | 42-43 |
| 03:38 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Leo Roca | 42-45 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | The jump hook by David Page is blocked by Robert Rozenberg | 42-45 |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale snags the defensive board | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Giltner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Vernon Lansing (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Walker (fresh) PF - David Page (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane Lundin (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Francis Truesdale (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leo Roca (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hoffman (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Rozenberg (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 42-45 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin connects on the shot from the left block set up by Lawrence Giltner | 44-45 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon hits a jumper from the free throw line | 44-47 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | David Page scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Walker and the foul's on Robert Rozenberg - foul #3 on Robert Rozenberg, team foul #15 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Nolan (SF) Michael Walker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | David Page makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman hits the finger roll set up by Francis Truesdale and he's hacked by David Page - foul #3 on David Page, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman misses the free throw | 47-49 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | David Page gets the rebound | 47-49 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Lawrence Giltner | 49-49 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Leo Roca's layup is rejected by John Nolan | 49-49 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | John Nolan misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kevin Gordon | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Giltner - foul #2 on Lawrence Giltner, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Giltner (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Vernon Lansing (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Nolan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Page (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Shane Lundin (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Francis Truesdale (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leo Roca (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hoffman (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Rozenberg (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg wins the tip | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 04:35 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 49-49 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman grabs the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon makes the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Francis Truesdale | 49-51 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | David Page makes the runner from the left block | 51-51 |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Francis Truesdale | 51-53 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Vernon Lansing clanks a floater from the left wing | 51-53 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Leo Roca lays it up and in | 51-55 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | John Nolan connects on the floater from the left side | 53-55 |
| 02:09 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Hoffman | 53-57 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | David Page makes the shot from the left block | 55-57 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Leo Roca misses the jump hook from the baseline | 55-57 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Shane Lundin | 55-57 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | David Page misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-57 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Lawrence Giltner - foul #3 on Lawrence Giltner, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | John Nolan gets the rebound | 55-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Giltner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Vernon Lansing (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Nolan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Page (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Shane Lundin (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Francis Truesdale (fairly fresh) 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Gordon (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Leo Roca (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Hoffman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Rozenberg (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by John Nolan is blocked by Robert Rozenberg | 55-58 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | David Page tips it back up and in | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman tips it home | 57-60 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner is hacked by Robert Rozenberg - foul #4 on Robert Rozenberg, team foul #16 | 57-60 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman snags the defensive board | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Giltner - foul #4 on Lawrence Giltner, team foul #8 | 58-60 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Page | 58-61 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 5 full remaining) | 58-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-61 |