| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Charles Strong (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Pascual (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Herbert Huston (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Brunswick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Calvin Caraballo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earnest Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roger Stacks (fresh) 3 pts. C - Frank Gold (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley inbounds the ball | 29-18 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Frank Gold comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Herbert Huston - foul #1 on Herbert Huston, team foul #1 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), James Collier (C) Calvin Caraballo, Earnest Kelley | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Frank Gold makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Frank Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 19:22 | Vanderbilt | Michael Brunswick makes the floater from the left block | 31-20 |
| 19:20 | Mississippi | Sung Xue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (SF) Frank Gold | |
| 19:02 | Vanderbilt | Richard Harris is hacked by Sung Xue - foul #1 on Sung Xue, team foul #1 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco (SF) Earnest Kelley | |
| 18:45 | Vanderbilt | Giuseppe Greco is called for the reach on Malcolm Pascual - foul #2 on Giuseppe Greco, team foul #2 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (SF) Giuseppe Greco | |
| 18:30 | Vanderbilt | Frank Cora steals it from Michael Brunswick out of a doubleteam | 31-20 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Frank Cora buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 17:39 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Huston misses the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 31-23 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | James Collier snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks clanks a jumper from the baseline | 31-23 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks hits the follow up shot | 31-25 |
| 16:56 | Vanderbilt | Charles Strong knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Harris | 34-25 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Sung Xue is hacked by Michael Brunswick - foul #1 on Michael Brunswick, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joshua Watson (PG), Nathan Lewis (SG), Dennis Fedor (SF), Joseph Dockins (PF), Alan Holmes (C) Richard Harris, Charles Strong, Malcolm Pascual, Herbert Huston, Michael Brunswick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco (SF) Earnest Kelley | |
| 16:23 | Mississippi | Frank Cora connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Sung Xue | 34-27 |
| 16:07 | Vanderbilt | Alan Holmes misses the jump hook in the paint | 34-27 |
| 16:06 | Vanderbilt | Alan Holmes tips it in | 36-27 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks lays it in set up by Frank Cora | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joshua Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Lewis (fresh) SF - Dennis Fedor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Dockins (fresh) 3 pts. C - Alan Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Cora (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Giuseppe Greco (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roger Stacks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Collier (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Dockins loses the dribble to Sung Xue | 36-29 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi | Frank Cora scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Sung Xue | 36-31 |
| 14:30 | Vanderbilt | Joshua Watson is hacked by James Collier - foul #3 on James Collier, team foul #3 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Harris (PG), Charles Strong (SG), Herbert Huston (PF), Michael Brunswick (C) Joshua Watson, Nathan Lewis, Dennis Fedor, Alan Holmes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Gold (PF) Giuseppe Greco | |
| 14:12 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Huston is hacked by Roger Stacks - foul #1 on Roger Stacks, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Malcolm Pascual (SF) Joseph Dockins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley (SF) Roger Stacks | |
| 14:00 | Vanderbilt | James Collier denies the turnaround by Herbert Huston | 36-31 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi | James Collier pulls down the rebound | 36-31 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 36-31 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | James Collier pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | Frank Cora clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 13:26 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Huston gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 13:21 | Vanderbilt | Charles Strong is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Harris | 39-31 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Frank Gold comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Frank Gold tips it back up and in | 39-33 |
| 12:43 | Vanderbilt | Malcolm Pascual makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | Frank Gold is hacked by Malcolm Pascual - foul #1 on Malcolm Pascual, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Dockins (SF), Alan Holmes (C) Malcolm Pascual, Michael Brunswick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Stacks (SF) Earnest Kelley | |
| 12:08 | Mississippi | Frank Gold hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 41-33 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks snags the offensive board | 41-33 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | Frank Cora hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-33 |
| 11:47 | Vanderbilt | Alan Holmes pulls down the rebound | 41-33 |
| 11:37 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Huston lays it up and in | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Charles Strong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Dockins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Herbert Huston (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Alan Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Cora (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Stacks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Gold (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - James Collier (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | James Collier buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Sung Xue and he's hacked by Joseph Dockins - foul #3 on Joseph Dockins, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joshua Watson (PG), Dennis Fedor (SF), Michael Brunswick (C) Richard Harris, Herbert Huston, Alan Holmes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo (SG), Earnest Kelley (SF) Frank Cora, Frank Gold | |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | James Collier makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 10:51 | Vanderbilt | Michael Brunswick misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Calvin Caraballo - foul #1 on Calvin Caraballo, team foul #5 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Nathan Lewis (SG), Malcolm Pascual (SF) Charles Strong, Dennis Fedor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (PG) Sung Xue | |
| 10:51 | Vanderbilt | Michael Brunswick makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 10:51 | Vanderbilt | Michael Brunswick makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 45-36 |
| 10:20 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Dockins pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 10:02 | Vanderbilt | Michael Brunswick can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-36 |
| 10:01 | Vanderbilt | Malcolm Pascual tips it back up and in | 47-36 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | James Collier clanks a shot from the right side | 47-36 |
| 09:37 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Joshua Watson | 47-36 |
| 09:31 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Dockins misses long on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo connects on the jumper from the left side | 47-38 |
| 08:38 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Dockins scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Nathan Lewis | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo is fouled on the floor by Nathan Lewis - foul #3 on Nathan Lewis, team foul #5 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Harris (PG), Charles Strong (SF), Herbert Huston (PF), Alan Holmes (C) Nathan Lewis, Malcolm Pascual, Joseph Dockins, Michael Brunswick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Giuseppe Greco (SF), Frank Gold (PF) Frank Cora, Earnest Kelley, Roger Stacks | |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by James Collier and he's fouled by Joshua Watson - foul #1 on Joshua Watson, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 08:05 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Huston clanks a jumper in the paint | 50-41 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | James Collier clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-41 |
| 07:42 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Alan Holmes | 50-41 |
| 07:36 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Huston hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 50-41 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi | Frank Gold snags the defensive board | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. SG - Joshua Watson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Strong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Herbert Huston (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Alan Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Calvin Caraballo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Giuseppe Greco (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Gold (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - James Collier (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 50-41 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco tips it in | 50-43 |
| 06:49 | Vanderbilt | Joshua Watson is hacked by Calvin Caraballo - foul #2 on Calvin Caraballo, team foul #6 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Dockins (SF) Joshua Watson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), Roger Stacks (SF) Calvin Caraballo, Giuseppe Greco | |
| 06:33 | Vanderbilt | Richard Harris loses the dribble to Sung Xue | 50-43 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi | Frank Cora makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Sung Xue | 50-46 |
| 05:42 | Vanderbilt | Alan Holmes clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 50-46 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Frank Cora gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Frank Gold hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 50-46 |
| 05:24 | Vanderbilt | Alan Holmes snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 04:55 | Vanderbilt | Charles Strong drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Harris | 53-46 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | James Collier hits the finger roll | 53-48 |
| 04:34 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Malcolm Pascual (SF), Michael Brunswick (C) Joseph Dockins, Alan Holmes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco (SG), Earnest Kelley (SF) Frank Cora, Frank Gold | |
| 04:18 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Huston is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Brunswick | 55-48 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 03:54 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Huston grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 03:39 | Vanderbilt | Michael Brunswick comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-48 |
| 03:38 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Huston gets the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 03:27 | Vanderbilt | Malcolm Pascual throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo (SG), Frank Gold (PF) Giuseppe Greco, Roger Stacks | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Richard Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 9 ast. SG - Charles Strong (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Pascual (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Herbert Huston (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Brunswick (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Calvin Caraballo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earnest Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Gold (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - James Collier (tired) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Frank Gold misses the jumper near the basket | 55-48 |
| 03:06 | Vanderbilt | Michael Brunswick grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 02:49 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Huston loses the ball out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joshua Watson (PG) Richard Harris | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:25 | Mississippi | Frank Gold hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Sung Xue | 55-50 |
| 02:23 | Vanderbilt | Joshua Watson travels in the backcourt | 55-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Nathan Lewis (SG), Joseph Dockins (PF) Charles Strong, Herbert Huston | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco (SG), Roger Stacks (PF) Calvin Caraballo, Frank Gold | |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Malcolm Pascual steals it from James Collier | 55-50 |
| 01:56 | Vanderbilt | Malcolm Pascual lays it up and in | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 57-50 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | James Collier tips it home | 57-52 |
| 01:34 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Harris (PG), Charles Strong (SG), Herbert Huston (PF) Joshua Watson, Nathan Lewis, Joseph Dockins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo (SG), Frank Gold (C) Giuseppe Greco, James Collier | |
| 01:13 | Vanderbilt | Michael Brunswick hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Herbert Huston | 59-52 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Strong - foul #2 on Charles Strong, team foul #7 | 59-52 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo misses the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 01:06 | Vanderbilt | Michael Brunswick grabs the board | 59-53 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:05 | Vanderbilt | Michael Brunswick is hacked by Sung Xue in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sung Xue, team foul #7 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Dockins (SF) Malcolm Pascual | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:05 | Vanderbilt | Michael Brunswick makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 01:05 | Vanderbilt | Michael Brunswick makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo is called for 5 seconds | 61-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Alan Holmes (C) Michael Brunswick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | Vanderbilt | Alan Holmes is hacked by Sung Xue in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sung Xue, team foul #8 | 61-53 |
| 00:44 | Vanderbilt | Alan Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:44 | Vanderbilt | Alan Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Roger Stacks | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Alan Holmes is called for the reach on Frank Gold - foul #3 on Alan Holmes, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Malcolm Pascual (SF), Michael Brunswick (C) Joseph Dockins, Alan Holmes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Frank Gold makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Frank Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | Richard Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Sung Xue - foul #4 on Sung Xue, team foul #9 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Dockins (SF), Alan Holmes (C) Malcolm Pascual, Michael Brunswick | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | Richard Harris makes the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | Richard Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Frank Gold grabs the board | 63-55 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Calvin Caraballo | 63-58 |
| 00:31 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joshua Watson (SG) Herbert Huston | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Calvin Caraballo is called for the reach on Joshua Watson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Calvin Caraballo, team foul #10 | 63-58 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Joshua Watson makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Joshua Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Frank Gold pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt 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 (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Sung Xue's pass is intercepted by Richard Harris | 64-58 |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | Joshua Watson misses the easy layup | 64-58 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks grabs the board | 64-58 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Sung Xue clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-58 |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Joshua Watson gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 64-58 |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Sung Xue is called for the reach on Joshua Watson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Sung Xue, team foul #11 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco (SF) Sung Xue | |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Joshua Watson misses the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Joshua Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-58 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo snags the offensive board | 65-58 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 65-58 |