| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Washburn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryan Bacon (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Shutt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Aaron Shields (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (fresh) SG - Uzoma Arrambide (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Moody (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Weems (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon inbounds the ball | 31-23 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Weems - foul #1 on Christopher Weems, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Joseph (PG), Samuel Johnson (C) Hubert Fletcher, Christopher Weems | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon misses the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi | Uzoma Arrambide drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by William Joseph | 32-25 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Long | 32-25 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-25 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon is whistled for a carry | 32-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), Christopher Weems (C) Paul Moody, Samuel Johnson | |
| 17:53 | Mississippi | Uzoma Arrambide can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 32-25 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields snags the defensive board | 32-25 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | Christopher Weems is called for the reach on John Washburn - foul #2 on Christopher Weems, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Moody (SF) William Joseph | |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | Christopher Weems steals the ball from John Washburn | 32-25 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson (C) Christopher Weems | |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Uzoma Arrambide - foul #3 on Uzoma Arrambide, team foul #3 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes (SG) Willie Frank | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Riley (SG), Christopher Weems (C) Uzoma Arrambide, Samuel Johnson | |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | Aaron Shields picks off the pass by Robert Riley | 34-25 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | John Washburn misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Hubert Fletcher - foul #2 on Hubert Fletcher, team foul #4 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Siegle (PF) Russell Shutt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Uzoma Arrambide (SG), William Joseph (SF), Herman Chancellor (C) Hubert Fletcher, Robert Riley, Paul Moody, Christopher Weems | |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | John Washburn makes the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | John Washburn makes the 2nd free throw | 36-25 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Washburn (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Hayes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bryan Bacon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Siegle (fresh) C - Aaron Shields (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lavern Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Uzoma Arrambide (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Geoffrey Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Herman Chancellor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi | William Joseph throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Frank (SG) Glenn Hayes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), Paul Moody (SF) Lavern Davis, William Joseph | |
| 15:09 | Tennessee | John Washburn buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Willie Frank | 38-25 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-25 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 14:16 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle is hacked by Hubert Fletcher - foul #3 on Hubert Fletcher, team foul #5 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ian Green (PG), Russell Shutt (PF) John Washburn, Robert Siegle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), William Joseph (SF), Samuel Johnson (PF) Hubert Fletcher, Paul Moody, Geoffrey Long | |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | Willie Frank hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Uzoma Arrambide - foul #4 on Uzoma Arrambide, team foul #6 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Siegle (C) Aaron Shields | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Riley (SG) Uzoma Arrambide | |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | Willie Frank misses the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | Willie Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 39-25 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:32 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-25 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Robert Riley hits the follow up shot | 39-27 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee | Samuel Johnson swats the layup by Bryan Bacon | 39-27 |
| 13:15 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Russell Shutt | 39-27 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Willie Frank makes the shot from the right wing | 41-27 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | William Joseph misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-27 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor tips it home | 41-29 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee | Willie Frank hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-29 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Herman Chancellor | 41-29 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi | Russell Shutt is called for the reach on Robert Riley - foul #2 on Russell Shutt, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes (SG), John Washburn (SF), Aaron Shields (C) Willie Frank, Bryan Bacon, Robert Siegle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), Paul Moody (SF), Geoffrey Long (PF) Lavern Davis, William Joseph, Samuel Johnson | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ian Green (fresh) SG - Glenn Hayes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Washburn (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Shutt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Aaron Shields (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Hubert Fletcher (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Robert Riley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Moody (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Herman Chancellor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi | Aaron Shields takes the ball from Geoffrey Long | 41-29 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields loses the dribble to Geoffrey Long | 41-29 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher misses the fadeaway from the right side | 41-29 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Glenn Hayes | 41-29 |
| 10:08 | Tennessee | John Washburn hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Ian Green | 44-29 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | Ian Green misses the runner from close range | 44-32 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Robert Riley connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Hubert Fletcher | 44-35 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Ian Green lays it in on a great pass from Glenn Hayes and he's fouled by Robert Riley - foul #1 on Robert Riley, team foul #7 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Frank (SG), Bryan Bacon (PF), Robert Siegle (C) Glenn Hayes, Russell Shutt, Aaron Shields | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (SG), William Joseph (SF) Robert Riley, Paul Moody | |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Ian Green makes the free throw | 47-35 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher is hacked by John Washburn - foul #1 on John Washburn, team foul #2 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Aaron Shields (C) Ian Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Moody (SF) William Joseph | |
| 08:36 | Mississippi | Robert Siegle steals it from Herman Chancellor | 47-35 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | John Washburn is hacked by Geoffrey Long - foul #2 on Geoffrey Long, team foul #8 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Russell Shutt (PF) Aaron Shields | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Joseph (SF) Paul Moody | |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | John Washburn makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | John Washburn misses the 2nd free throw | 48-35 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long gets the rebound | 48-35 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | William Joseph is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on William Joseph, team foul #9 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Uzoma Arrambide (SG), Paul Moody (SF), Samuel Johnson (PF) Hubert Fletcher, Lavern Davis, Geoffrey Long | |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | John Washburn comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 48-35 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Moody | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Washburn (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Frank (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bryan Bacon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Shutt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Siegle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Uzoma Arrambide (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Moody (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Johnson (fresh) C - Herman Chancellor (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | William Joseph comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-35 |
| 07:09 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-35 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | Russell Shutt tips it in | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | Paul Moody misses the lay-in | 50-35 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Willie Frank - foul #1 on Willie Frank, team foul #3 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ian Green (PG), Glenn Hayes (SG), Aaron Shields (C) John Washburn, Willie Frank, Russell Shutt | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), Geoffrey Long (PF) William Joseph, Samuel Johnson | |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor misses the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | Herman Chancellor makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon's fadeaway is rejected by Herman Chancellor | 50-36 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Long | 50-36 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Uzoma Arrambide comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-36 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle lays it up and in | 52-36 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Glenn Hayes picks off the pass by Paul Moody | 52-36 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | Uzoma Arrambide steals it from Glenn Hayes | 52-36 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Uzoma Arrambide throws it down | 52-38 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Herman Chancellor - foul #4 on Herman Chancellor, team foul #10 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Frank (SG), John Washburn (SF), Russell Shutt (PF) Glenn Hayes, Bryan Bacon, Robert Siegle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Robert Riley (SG), William Joseph (SF), Samuel Johnson (PF), Christopher Weems (C) Hubert Fletcher, Uzoma Arrambide, Paul Moody, Geoffrey Long, Herman Chancellor | |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields misses the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | William Joseph hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Lavern Davis | 53-41 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | John Washburn is hacked by Samuel Johnson - foul #1 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #11 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher (PG), Uzoma Arrambide (SG), Geoffrey Long (PF), Herman Chancellor (C) Lavern Davis, Robert Riley, Samuel Johnson, Christopher Weems | |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | John Washburn makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | John Washburn makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Hubert Fletcher is fouled on the floor by John Washburn - foul #2 on John Washburn, team foul #4 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Robert Riley (SG), Samuel Johnson (PF), Christopher Weems (C) Hubert Fletcher, Uzoma Arrambide, Geoffrey Long, Herman Chancellor | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ian Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Frank (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Washburn (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. PF - Russell Shutt (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Aaron Shields (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lavern Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Riley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Joseph (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Samuel Johnson (fresh) C - Christopher Weems (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | Robert Riley is hacked by Willie Frank - foul #2 on Willie Frank, team foul #5 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Siegle (C) Aaron Shields | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Robert Siegle is called for traveling | 55-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes (PG) Ian Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Robert Riley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-41 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | John Washburn gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | Russell Shutt connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Washburn | 57-41 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems comes up short on the floater from close range | 57-41 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | Willie Frank snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee | John Washburn scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Glenn Hayes | 60-41 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Willie Frank - foul #3 on Willie Frank, team foul #6 | 60-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon (SF), Aaron Shields (C) Glenn Hayes, Robert Siegle | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems misses the 1st free throw | 60-41 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Russell Shutt buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by John Washburn | 62-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Aaron Shields is called for the reach on William Joseph - foul #1 on Aaron Shields, team foul #7 | 62-42 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | William Joseph makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | William Joseph makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Bryan Bacon hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from John Washburn | 64-44 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | William Joseph buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-47 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | John Washburn runs out the clock | 64-47 |