| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rafael Moreno (fresh) SG - Graham Hudson (fresh) SF - Jonah Williamson (fresh) PF - Gerald Gardner (fresh) C - Julio Gonzales (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Larry Rosin (fresh) SG - Paul Clark (fresh) SF - Richard Crumpler (fresh) PF - Kenneth Vitagliano (fresh) C - Dikembe Sow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark drills a 3 from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson blows the layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Sow - foul #1 on Dikembe Sow, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:18 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Dikembe Sow, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David McVay (C) Dikembe Sow | |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson travels with the ball | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by David McVay | 2-5 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner tips it in | 4-5 |
| 17:58 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano clanks a fadeaway from close range | 4-5 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Larry Rosin is called for the reach on Jonah Williamson - foul #1 on Larry Rosin, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson (PG), Alan Reid (C) Larry Rosin, Kenneth Vitagliano | |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales can't tip it in | 4-5 |
| 17:16 | Vanderbilt | David McVay snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:10 | Vanderbilt | Graham Hudson steals the ball from Dennis Johnson | 4-5 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jonah Williamson | 7-5 |
| 16:27 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid misses the 3 from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Rafael Moreno | 10-5 |
| 15:49 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler is fouled on the floor by Jonah Williamson - foul #1 on Jonah Williamson, team foul #1 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Hill (PF), James Machen (C) Gerald Gardner, Julio Gonzales | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin (PG), Kenneth Vitagliano (PF), William Thomson (C) Paul Clark, Richard Crumpler, David McVay | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rafael Moreno (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Graham Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonah Williamson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Hill (fresh) C - James Machen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Larry Rosin (fresh) SG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) SF - Alan Reid (fresh) PF - Kenneth Vitagliano (fresh) C - William Thomson (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Rosin | 10-8 |
| 15:10 | Vanderbilt | The refs have stopped play. William Thomson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 10-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks (SG) Graham Hudson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn (SF), David McVay (C) Alan Reid, William Thomson | |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 10-8 |
| 14:57 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Dennis Johnson | 10-8 |
| 14:42 | Vanderbilt | David McVay misses the easy open layup | 10-8 |
| 14:40 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn snags the offensive board | 10-8 |
| 14:34 | Vanderbilt | Jonah Williamson steps in front of the Kenneth Vitagliano pass | 10-8 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno banks in the layup set up by Jonah Williamson | 12-8 |
| 14:27 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 12-11 |
| 14:12 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to David McVay | 12-11 |
| 14:07 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Chad Hill snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi | James Machen pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (PG), Graham Hudson (SG), Gerald Gardner (PF), Julio Gonzales (C) Rafael Moreno, Kirk Brooks, Chad Hill, James Machen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark (SG), Richard Crumpler (SF), William Alcocer (PF), Alan Reid (C) Dennis Johnson, Zachary Blackburn, Kenneth Vitagliano, David McVay | |
| 13:21 | Vanderbilt | Telek Kucharski is called for the reach on Larry Rosin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Telek Kucharski, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| 13:01 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 12:59 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Alan Reid | 12-11 |
| 12:45 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales lays it up and in on a nice dish by Telek Kucharski | 14-11 |
| 11:58 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid misses long on an open driving attempt in the paint | 14-11 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner misses the lay-in | 14-11 |
| 11:49 | Vanderbilt | William Alcocer grabs the board | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Telek Kucharski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Graham Hudson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonah Williamson (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Gerald Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Julio Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Larry Rosin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Crumpler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Alcocer (fresh) C - Alan Reid (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-11 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales snags the defensive board | 14-11 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Telek Kucharski and he's fouled by Paul Clark - foul #1 on Paul Clark, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno (PG), Robert Long (SF), Chad Hill (PF) Telek Kucharski, Jonah Williamson, Gerald Gardner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson (PG), Kenneth Vitagliano (PF), David McVay (C) Larry Rosin, William Alcocer, Alan Reid | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson misses the free throw | 16-11 |
| 11:10 | Vanderbilt | David McVay grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 10:41 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark is hacked by Robert Long - foul #1 on Robert Long, team foul #3 | 16-11 |
| 10:22 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 16-11 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson pulls down the rebound | 16-11 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Chad Hill misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Crumpler - foul #1 on Richard Crumpler, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Machen (C) Julio Gonzales | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Neil Brown (PG), Zachary Blackburn (SF) Paul Clark, Richard Crumpler | |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Chad Hill makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:58 | Mississippi | Chad Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 09:42 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Long - foul #2 on Robert Long, team foul #4 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks (SG), Jonah Williamson (SF), Gerald Gardner (PF) Graham Hudson, Robert Long, Chad Hill | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:42 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 09:42 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Kenneth Vitagliano blocks the short jumper by James Machen | 18-13 |
| 09:16 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:59 | Vanderbilt | David McVay misses the turnaround from the baseline | 18-13 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi | James Machen gets the rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Rafael Moreno | 21-13 |
| 08:20 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn's pass is intercepted by Rafael Moreno | 21-13 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson lays it up and in set up by Rafael Moreno | 23-13 |
| 08:03 | Vanderbilt | David McVay misses short on a jumper from the right side | 23-13 |
| 08:02 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano grabs the offensive rebound | 23-13 |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | Neil Brown misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-13 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner pulls down the rebound | 23-13 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rafael Moreno (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kirk Brooks (fresh) SF - Jonah Williamson (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Gerald Gardner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Machen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Neil Brown (fresh) SG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zachary Blackburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Vitagliano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David McVay (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Gerald Gardner | 26-13 |
| 07:21 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Neil Brown | 26-16 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-16 |
| 06:52 | Vanderbilt | David McVay grabs the board | 26-16 |
| 06:29 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gerald Gardner - foul #1 on Gerald Gardner, team foul #5 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (PG), Graham Hudson (SG), Chad Hill (PF), Julio Gonzales (C) Rafael Moreno, Kirk Brooks, Gerald Gardner, James Machen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark (SG), Richard Crumpler (SF), William Alcocer (PF), Alan Reid (C) Neil Brown, Zachary Blackburn, Kenneth Vitagliano, David McVay | |
| 06:29 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 06:29 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-18 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi | Richard Crumpler picks off the pass by Jonah Williamson | 26-18 |
| 05:53 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Chad Hill | 26-18 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales jams it | 28-18 |
| 05:23 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-18 |
| 05:21 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 05:00 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid is whistled for a carry | 28-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin (PG) Dennis Johnson | |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-18 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Julio Gonzales tips it back up and in | 30-18 |
| 04:07 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Alan Reid | 30-20 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-20 |
| 03:37 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to William Alcocer | 30-20 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Telek Kucharski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Graham Hudson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jonah Williamson (tired) 5 pts. PF - Chad Hill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Julio Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Larry Rosin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Clark (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Crumpler (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Alcocer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Alan Reid (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Paul Clark | 30-22 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Graham Hudson is whistled for traveling | 30-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno (PG), Robert Long (SF), Gerald Gardner (PF), James Machen (C) Telek Kucharski, Jonah Williamson, Chad Hill, Julio Gonzales | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson (SG), Zachary Blackburn (SF), Kenneth Vitagliano (PF), Dikembe Sow (C) Paul Clark, Richard Crumpler, William Alcocer, Alan Reid | |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn is open and buries a fadeaway from the free throw line and the foul's on Robert Long - foul #3 on Robert Long, team foul #6 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kirk Brooks (SG), Jonah Williamson (SF) Graham Hudson, Robert Long | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn makes the free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | James Machen misses the lay-in | 30-25 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner can't tip it in | 30-25 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Rafael Moreno grabs the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Gerald Gardner loses the ball out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Graham Hudson (SG) Kirk Brooks | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark (SG) Larry Rosin | |
| 01:39 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn misses short on a shot from the left block | 30-25 |
| 01:37 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson grabs the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 01:18 | Vanderbilt | Rafael Moreno takes the ball from Paul Clark | 30-25 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | James Machen is fouled on the floor by Dennis Johnson - foul #1 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #6 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Telek Kucharski (PG), Julio Gonzales (C) Rafael Moreno, James Machen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin (PG), Richard Crumpler (SF) Dennis Johnson, Zachary Blackburn | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Larry Rosin steps in front of the Julio Gonzales pass | 30-25 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Telek Kucharski - foul #2 on Telek Kucharski, team foul #7 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Hill (PF) Gerald Gardner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson (SG), David McVay (PF), Alan Reid (C) Paul Clark, Kenneth Vitagliano, Dikembe Sow | |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Jonah Williamson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-27 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 32-27 |