| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lorenzo Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Omer Lamparski (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fadey Zoeller (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Antonio Blaha (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Leo Hutchison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Rumberger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Willy Asay (fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Brown (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg inbounds the ball | 33-19 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Mississippi | Willy Asay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-19 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee | Troy Allen hits a jumper from the right block set up by Antonio Blaha | 35-19 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger double dribbles | 35-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Hugo Dugan (C) Troy Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha misses the turnaround from the baseline | 35-19 |
| 19:01 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha gets the offensive rebound | 35-19 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 35-19 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Daniel Brown pulls down the rebound | 35-19 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-19 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | Willy Asay can't tip it in | 35-19 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg can't tip it in | 35-19 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Antonio Blaha | 35-19 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 35-19 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Daniel Brown pulls down the rebound | 35-19 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Leo Hutchison | 35-21 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Hugo Dugan lays it in on a nice dish by Lorenzo Sanchez | 37-21 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-21 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller pulls down the rebound | 37-21 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha loses the dribble to Thomas Vanvalkenburg | 37-21 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison misses the shot from the left wing | 37-21 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Hugo Dugan | 37-21 |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Fadey Zoeller is blocked by Daniel Brown | 37-21 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Willy Asay snags the defensive board | 37-21 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lorenzo Sanchez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Omer Lamparski (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fadey Zoeller (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Antonio Blaha (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Hugo Dugan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Leo Hutchison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Rumberger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Vanvalkenburg (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willy Asay (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Daniel Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-24 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Omer Lamparski | 39-24 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-27 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-27 |
| 14:17 | Tennessee | Hugo Dugan grabs the offensive board | 39-27 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Omer Lamparski | 41-27 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha is fouled on the floor by Willy Asay - foul #3 on Willy Asay, team foul #1 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Edick (SG), Charles Whaley (SF), Jim Henderson (PF), Troy Allen (C) Omer Lamparski, Fadey Zoeller, Antonio Blaha, Hugo Dugan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak (PG), Darryl Horton (SG), William Porter (SF), Sydney Cannon (PF), James Ferguson (C) Leo Hutchison, Mark Rumberger, Thomas Vanvalkenburg, Willy Asay, Daniel Brown | |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Charles Whaley is hacked by William Porter - foul #3 on William Porter, team foul #2 | 41-29 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Philip Edick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-29 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | James Ferguson gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Sydney Cannon | 41-31 |
| 12:02 | Tennessee | Troy Allen is whistled for a carry | 41-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski (SG), Fadey Zoeller (SF), Antonio Blaha (PF) Philip Edick, Charles Whaley, Jim Henderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | James Ferguson comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Troy Allen - foul #2 on Troy Allen, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | James Ferguson misses the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | James Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lorenzo Sanchez | 43-32 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lorenzo Sanchez (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Omer Lamparski (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fadey Zoeller (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Antonio Blaha (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ronnie Liptak (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darryl Horton (fresh) SF - William Porter (fresh) 3 pf. PF - James Ferguson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Sydney Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | William Porter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-32 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller gets the rebound | 43-32 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Troy Allen | 45-32 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-32 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez pulls down the rebound | 45-32 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez loses the dribble to Ronnie Liptak | 45-32 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | James Ferguson can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 45-32 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Sydney Cannon snags the offensive board | 45-32 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Fadey Zoeller - foul #2 on Fadey Zoeller, team foul #2 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Chronister (SG), Jim Henderson (PF) Omer Lamparski, Antonio Blaha | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison (PG), Mark Rumberger (SG), Thomas Vanvalkenburg (SF), Willy Asay (PF) Ronnie Liptak, William Porter, James Ferguson, Sydney Cannon | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton misses the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Troy Allen misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Darryl Horton - foul #1 on Darryl Horton, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski (SG) James Chronister | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Brown (C) Darryl Horton | |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Troy Allen makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Troy Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Willy Asay gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-33 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | Daniel Brown tips it back up and in | 46-35 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee | Jim Henderson misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg gets the rebound | 46-35 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Omer Lamparski - foul #2 on Omer Lamparski, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha (PF) Jim Henderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee | Troy Allen pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Leo Hutchison is called for the reach on Lorenzo Sanchez in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leo Hutchison, team foul #4 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Edick (SG) Omer Lamparski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:00 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez connects on the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Mark Rumberger - foul #1 on Mark Rumberger, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski (SG) Philip Edick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:00 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez makes the free throw | 49-36 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Daniel Brown | 49-39 |
| 07:09 | Tennessee | Thomas Vanvalkenburg steals the ball from Omer Lamparski | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lorenzo Sanchez (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Omer Lamparski (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fadey Zoeller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Antonio Blaha (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Leo Hutchison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Rumberger (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willy Asay (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Willy Asay scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Leo Hutchison and the foul's on Antonio Blaha - foul #1 on Antonio Blaha, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Whaley (SF), Jim Henderson (PF) Fadey Zoeller, Antonio Blaha | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sydney Cannon (C) Daniel Brown | |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Willy Asay makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee | Jim Henderson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 49-42 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg gets the rebound | 49-42 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Sydney Cannon misses the 3 from straight away | 49-42 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg grabs the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | Willy Asay is hacked by Troy Allen - foul #3 on Troy Allen, team foul #5 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Edick (SG), Fadey Zoeller (SF), Antonio Blaha (PF) Omer Lamparski, Charles Whaley, Jim Henderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak (SG), William Porter (SF), James Ferguson (C) Mark Rumberger, Thomas Vanvalkenburg, Willy Asay | |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | James Ferguson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Sydney Cannon snags the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee | A charge is called on Philip Edick - foul #1 on Philip Edick, team foul #6 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski (PG), James Chronister (SG) Lorenzo Sanchez, Philip Edick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Darryl Horton (SG), Daniel Brown (C) Leo Hutchison, James Ferguson | |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Daniel Brown misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 04:35 | Tennessee | Troy Allen clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronnie Liptak - foul #1 on Ronnie Liptak, team foul #6 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez (PG), Jim Henderson (PF) James Chronister, Antonio Blaha | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger (SG), Thomas Vanvalkenburg (SF), Willy Asay (PF) Darryl Horton, William Porter, Sydney Cannon | |
| 04:35 | Tennessee | Troy Allen makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 04:35 | Tennessee | Troy Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Willy Asay denies the turnaround by Lorenzo Sanchez | 51-42 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez gets the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Ronnie Liptak - foul #2 on Ronnie Liptak, team foul #7 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Ward (PG), Antonio Blaha (PF) Lorenzo Sanchez, Jim Henderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison (PG) Ronnie Liptak | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Troy Allen hits the finger roll set up by Omer Lamparski | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Omer Lamparski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fadey Zoeller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. PF - Antonio Blaha (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Troy Allen (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Leo Hutchison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Rumberger (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Willy Asay (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Omer Lamparski steps in front of the Mark Rumberger pass | 55-42 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller misses the lay-in | 55-42 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Thomas Vanvalkenburg pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Fadey Zoeller - foul #3 on Fadey Zoeller, team foul #7 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Chronister (SG), Charles Whaley (SF), Jim Henderson (PF), Hugo Dugan (C) Omer Lamparski, Fadey Zoeller, Antonio Blaha, Troy Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak (SG), William Porter (SF), Sydney Cannon (PF), James Ferguson (C) Mark Rumberger, Thomas Vanvalkenburg, Willy Asay, Daniel Brown | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Hugo Dugan buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Jim Henderson | 57-44 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-44 |
| 02:09 | Tennessee | Hugo Dugan pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Charles Whaley drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Chronister | 60-44 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ronnie Liptak | 60-47 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | The jumper by Charles Whaley is denied by William Porter | 60-47 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | James Ferguson snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | William Porter hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Ronnie Liptak and he's fouled by Hugo Dugan - foul #2 on Hugo Dugan, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Edick (SG) James Chronister | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Darryl Horton (SG) Leo Hutchison | |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | William Porter misses the free throw | 60-49 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Charles Whaley grabs the board | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | James Ferguson is called for the reach on Philip Edick - foul #2 on James Ferguson, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Philip Edick makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Philip Edick makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Sydney Cannon misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | James Ferguson snags the offensive board | 62-49 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Philip Edick - foul #2 on Philip Edick, team foul #9 | 62-49 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton misses the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 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 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Charles Whaley misses the dunk | 62-50 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | William Porter grabs the board | 62-50 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton misses the dunk | 62-50 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Jim Henderson snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Mark Ward runs out the clock | 62-50 |