| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Cloutier (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Partida (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Dugas (fresh) PF - Chad Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Beverage (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kent Levitt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason English (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew Badgett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Tatum (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ecker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | William Dugas inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier clanks a turnaround from the left block | 33-29 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage misses the lay-in | 33-29 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Chad Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Cloutier | 35-29 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Kent Levitt drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Jason English | 35-31 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Chad Jackson drills a floater in the paint set up by Matthew Cloutier and he's fouled by Kent Levitt - foul #1 on Kent Levitt, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Chad Jackson makes the free throw | 38-31 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | Michael Beverage picks off the pass by James Ecker | 38-31 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett buries a fadeaway from the right block | 38-33 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Partida | 41-33 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | William Dugas steals it from Jason English | 41-33 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 41-33 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | James Ecker grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Matthew Badgett | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Cloutier (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Partida (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Dugas (fresh) PF - Chad Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Beverage (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kent Levitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason English (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Badgett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Tatum (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - James Ecker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage misses the fadeaway from the left block | 41-35 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Dennis (PG), Burton Wolf (SG), Dwight Rhoads (PF), Raymond Press (C) Matthew Cloutier, Christopher Partida, Chad Jackson, Michael Beverage | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Schultz (PG), Justin Zidek (SG), Thomas Redman (PF), Robert Janofsky (C) Kent Levitt, Jason English, Larry Tatum, James Ecker | |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Raymond Press can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-35 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Raymond Press misses the tip | 41-35 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-35 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | Thomas Redman tips it home | 41-37 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | Raymond Press misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Janofsky - foul #2 on Robert Janofsky, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Partida (SG) William Dugas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | Raymond Press makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | Raymond Press makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Partida - foul #2 on Christopher Partida, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason English (SF) Matthew Badgett | |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 13:13 | Tennessee | Justin Zidek is called for the reach on Christopher Partida - foul #1 on Justin Zidek, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier (PG), Michael Beverage (C) Burton Wolf, Dwight Rhoads | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kent Levitt (PG) Charles Schultz | |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | Raymond Press's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | Jason English hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Dennis - foul #1 on George Dennis, team foul #2 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Burton Wolf (SF), Chad Jackson (PF) Christopher Partida, Raymond Press | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Tatum (PF) Thomas Redman | |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | Jason English misses the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | Jason English makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Burton Wolf's pass is intercepted by Justin Zidek | 43-40 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek lays it up and in | 43-42 |
| 12:02 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage banks in the layup | 45-42 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum hits a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Chad Jackson - foul #2 on Chad Jackson, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Partida (SG), William Dugas (SF) George Dennis, Burton Wolf | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ecker (C) Robert Janofsky | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum makes the free throw | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Cloutier (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Partida (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Dugas (fresh) PF - Chad Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Beverage (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kent Levitt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Zidek (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason English (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Tatum (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - James Ecker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Tennessee | William Dugas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 45-45 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi | James Ecker grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Jason English knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Kent Levitt | 45-47 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage drills a driving attempt in the lane | 47-47 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum's layup is rejected by Chad Jackson | 47-47 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee | Chad Jackson snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-47 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Michael Beverage takes the ball from Larry Tatum | 49-47 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee | Christopher Partida is hacked by Justin Zidek - foul #2 on Justin Zidek, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Dennis (PG), Burton Wolf (SG), Dwight Rhoads (PF), Raymond Press (C) Matthew Cloutier, Christopher Partida, Chad Jackson, Michael Beverage | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Schultz (PG), John Clark (SG), Matthew Badgett (SF), Thomas Redman (PF), Robert Janofsky (C) Kent Levitt, Justin Zidek, Jason English, Larry Tatum, James Ecker | |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | William Dugas scores on a 3 from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett jams it on a nice dish by Charles Schultz | 52-49 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee | Raymond Press misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Matthew Badgett | 52-49 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Charles Schultz | 52-51 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Raymond Press throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier (PG), Christopher Partida (SG) Burton Wolf, William Dugas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kent Levitt (PG), James Ecker (PF) Charles Schultz, Thomas Redman | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Kent Levitt makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Cloutier (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Partida (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Dennis (fresh) PF - Dwight Rhoads (fresh) C - Raymond Press (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kent Levitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Clark (fresh) SF - Matthew Badgett (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Ecker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Janofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-54 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | Kent Levitt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee | Raymond Press grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier's pass is intercepted by Robert Janofsky | 54-54 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | James Ecker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-54 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky tips it in | 54-56 |
| 05:54 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Dugas (SF), Chad Jackson (PF), Michael Beverage (C) George Dennis, Dwight Rhoads, Raymond Press | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason English (SG), Larry Tatum (PF) John Clark, Robert Janofsky | |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage loses the ball out of bounds | 54-56 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Kent Levitt is hacked by Chad Jackson - foul #3 on Chad Jackson, team foul #4 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Zidek (SG) Matthew Badgett | |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | Jason English misses the lay-in | 54-56 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum tips it back up and in | 54-58 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Ecker - foul #2 on James Ecker, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky (C) James Ecker | |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum is hacked by William Dugas - foul #3 on William Dugas, team foul #5 | 56-58 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | Jason English misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-58 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | Chad Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier lays it in on a nice dish by Christopher Partida | 58-58 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Jason English hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-58 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi | Jason English snags the offensive board | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Cloutier (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Partida (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Dugas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Chad Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Beverage (fresh) 24 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kent Levitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Zidek (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason English (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Tatum (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Janofsky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi | Kent Levitt's layup is rejected by William Dugas | 58-58 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | Jason English misses the tip | 58-58 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek tips it in | 58-60 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 58-60 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Jason English gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett (SF), James Ecker (C) Justin Zidek, Robert Janofsky | |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Jason English can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-60 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kent Levitt - foul #2 on Kent Levitt, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett blows the layup | 60-60 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Michael Beverage | 60-60 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-60 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum drills a floater from close range | 60-62 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Chad Jackson banks in the layup | 62-62 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jason English | 62-64 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage makes the jumper from the free throw line | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum is fouled on the floor by Chad Jackson - foul #4 on Chad Jackson, team foul #6 | 64-64 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Cloutier (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Partida (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Dugas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Chad Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Beverage (fresh) 26 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kent Levitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason English (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Badgett (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Tatum (fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. C - James Ecker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | Chad Jackson wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Beverage, team foul #7 | 64-64 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Tatum and he's fouled by Matthew Cloutier - foul #2 on Matthew Cloutier, team foul #8 | 64-66 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett makes the free throw | 64-67 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | William Dugas hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Beverage and the foul's on Matthew Badgett - foul #2 on Matthew Badgett, team foul #7 | 66-67 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | William Dugas makes the free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kent Levitt | 67-70 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | Christopher Partida comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 67-70 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Chad Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 67-70 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 67-70 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | William Dugas misses the tip | 67-70 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Jason English snags the defensive board | 67-70 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Jason English scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kent Levitt | 67-73 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 67-73 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum gets the rebound | 67-73 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | James Ecker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Raymond Press (PF) Chad Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Schultz (PG), Thomas Redman (PF), Robert Janofsky (C) Kent Levitt, Larry Tatum, James Ecker | |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage misses the lay-in | 67-73 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Raymond Press gets the offensive rebound | 67-73 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | William Dugas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Jackson (PF) Raymond Press | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kent Levitt (PG), Larry Tatum (PF), James Ecker (C) Charles Schultz, Thomas Redman, Robert Janofsky | |
| 01:09 | Mississippi | Jason English connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Kent Levitt | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-75 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | James Ecker grabs the defensive rebound | 67-75 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Cloutier (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Partida (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Dugas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Chad Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Beverage (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kent Levitt (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason English (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Badgett (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Tatum (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 8 reb. C - James Ecker (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | James Ecker is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Cloutier - foul #3 on Matthew Cloutier, team foul #9 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Justin Zidek (SG) Matthew Badgett | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | James Ecker misses the 1st free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Tatum | 67-75 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum is hacked by Chad Jackson - foul #5 on Chad Jackson, team foul #10 | 67-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Raymond Press (PF) Chad Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky (C) James Ecker | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Larry Tatum makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage double dribbles | 67-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fay (PG), Charles Schultz (SF), Thomas Redman (PF) Kent Levitt, Jason English, Larry Tatum | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek's pass is intercepted by Raymond Press | 67-77 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Thomas Redman swats the shot by William Dugas | 67-77 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Michael Beverage tips it back up and in | 69-77 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kent Levitt (PG), Jason English (SG), Matthew Badgett (SF), Larry Tatum (PF), James Ecker (C) John Fay, Justin Zidek, Charles Schultz, Thomas Redman, Robert Janofsky | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Kent Levitt runs out the clock | 69-77 |