| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Joseph (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dave Jarman (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Weems (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Glenn Hayes (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Gautreau (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Brian McCann (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Isaac Mason (fresh) 2 pts. C - Benjamin Evelyn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Brian McCann inbounds the ball | 26-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG) Lawrence Hall | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | Lavern Davis picks off the pass by Isaac Mason | 29-32 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Lavern Davis | 31-32 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee | Isaac Mason throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Hall (PG) Lavern Davis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems connects on the jumper from the right block set up by Lawrence Hall | 33-32 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee | Brian McCann loses the ball out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Riley (SF) Dave Jarman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:47 | Mississippi | Robert Riley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long gets the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long clanks a 3 from straight away | 33-32 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Christopher Weems | 33-32 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence Hall | 35-32 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Weems - foul #2 on Christopher Weems, team foul #1 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Dave Jarman (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Lawrence Hall, Robert Riley, Geoffrey Long, Christopher Weems | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Neil Smith (SG), Ivan Zurita (PF), Aaron Shields (C) Glenn Gautreau, Isaac Mason, Benjamin Evelyn | |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 16:07 | Tennessee | Brian McCann grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes hits a floater from the left side set up by Brian McCann | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lavern Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Joseph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dave Jarman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Glenn Hayes (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Neil Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian McCann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ivan Zurita (fresh) C - Aaron Shields (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Brian McCann is called for traveling | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Hall (PG), Robert Riley (SF), Geoffrey Long (PF), Christopher Weems (C) Lavern Davis, Dave Jarman, Michael Jones, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau (SG) Glenn Hayes | |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 38-36 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields grabs the board | 38-36 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields lays it up and in on a great pass from Neil Smith and he's fouled by Christopher Weems - foul #3 on Christopher Weems, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dave Jarman (SF) Robert Riley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Isaac Mason (PF) Ivan Zurita | |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields misses the free throw | 38-38 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Neil Smith picks off the pass by Dave Jarman | 38-38 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee | Brian McCann hits the finger roll on a great pass from Neil Smith | 38-40 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 13:50 | Tennessee | Brian McCann grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | Lawrence Hall is called for the reach on Neil Smith - foul #1 on Lawrence Hall, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), Robert Riley (SF) Lawrence Hall, Dave Jarman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes (PG), Benjamin Evelyn (C) Neil Smith, Aaron Shields | |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Glenn Gautreau | 38-42 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-42 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Brian McCann | 38-42 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-42 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long tips it but misses | 38-42 |
| 11:54 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | Isaac Mason blows the layup but he's hacked by William Joseph - foul #2 on William Joseph, team foul #4 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Hall (PG), Dave Jarman (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Lavern Davis, William Joseph, Geoffrey Long, Christopher Weems | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Neil Smith (SG), Ivan Zurita (PF) Glenn Gautreau, Brian McCann | |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | Isaac Mason makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | Isaac Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi | Michael Jones snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Riley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dave Jarman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Glenn Hayes (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Neil Smith (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Isaac Mason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ivan Zurita (fresh) C - Benjamin Evelyn (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | Lawrence Hall is hacked by Glenn Hayes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Glenn Hayes, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson buries a jumper from the left block | 40-43 |
| 11:05 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-43 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | Robert Riley misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee | Ivan Zurita snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | Dave Jarman picks off the pass by Benjamin Evelyn | 40-43 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman banks in the layup | 42-43 |
| 10:03 | Tennessee | Michael Jones swats the short shot by Benjamin Evelyn | 42-43 |
| 10:01 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes tips it but misses | 42-43 |
| 09:59 | Tennessee | Isaac Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Benjamin Evelyn comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Samuel Johnson - foul #2 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), William Joseph (SG), Geoffrey Long (PF), Christopher Weems (C) Lawrence Hall, Dave Jarman, Michael Jones, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau (SG), Brian McCann (SF), Aaron Shields (C) Neil Smith, Isaac Mason, Ivan Zurita | |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Benjamin Evelyn makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Benjamin Evelyn makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 09:06 | Tennessee | Aaron Shields can't connect on a floater from the right block | 45-45 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Brian McCann tips it home | 45-47 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long can't tip it in | 45-47 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Benjamin Evelyn grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Glenn Gautreau | 45-49 |
| 08:20 | Tennessee | The refs have stopped play. Aaron Shields is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 45-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Hall (PG), Dave Jarman (SF) Lavern Davis, Robert Riley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Neil Smith (PG), Isaac Mason (PF), Ivan Zurita (C) Glenn Hayes, Benjamin Evelyn, Aaron Shields | |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Brian McCann - foul #3 on Brian McCann, team foul #2 | 45-49 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman makes the 1st free throw | 46-49 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee | Isaac Mason misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-49 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee | Neil Smith tips it back up and in | 47-51 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Brian McCann - foul #4 on Brian McCann, team foul #3 | 47-51 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | Christopher Weems misses the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:29 | Tennessee | Isaac Mason pulls down the rebound | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Joseph (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dave Jarman (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Weems (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Neil Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Glenn Gautreau (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian McCann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Isaac Mason (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ivan Zurita (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Tennessee | Lawrence Hall is called for the reach on Neil Smith - foul #2 on Lawrence Hall, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG) Lawrence Hall | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes (PG) Glenn Gautreau | |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes's floater is tipped away by Geoffrey Long | 48-51 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | Ivan Zurita is called for the reach on Geoffrey Long - foul #2 on Ivan Zurita, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Hall (PG), Robert Riley (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Lavern Davis, Dave Jarman, Geoffrey Long, Christopher Weems | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau (SG), Benjamin Evelyn (C) Neil Smith, Ivan Zurita | |
| 06:06 | Mississippi | William Joseph is whistled for traveling | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dave Jarman (SF), Geoffrey Long (PF), Christopher Weems (C) William Joseph, Michael Jones, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), William Joseph (SG) Lawrence Hall, Dave Jarman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Robert Riley scores on a 3 from the right corner | 51-51 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau is hacked by Robert Riley - foul #3 on Robert Riley, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Hall (PG), Dave Jarman (SF), Michael Jones (PF), Samuel Johnson (C) Lavern Davis, William Joseph, Geoffrey Long, Christopher Weems | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Neil Smith (PG) Glenn Hayes | |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | Robert Riley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Robert Riley grabs the offensive rebound | 51-53 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Robert Riley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | Benjamin Evelyn comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 54-53 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Samuel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-53 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Isaac Mason gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | Neil Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-53 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lavern Davis (PG), William Joseph (SG), Geoffrey Long (PF), Christopher Weems (C) Lawrence Hall, Dave Jarman, Michael Jones, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes (PG), Ivan Zurita (PF) Glenn Gautreau, Isaac Mason | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi | Lavern Davis knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Joseph | 57-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lavern Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Joseph (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Riley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Geoffrey Long (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Weems (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Glenn Hayes (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Neil Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian McCann (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Ivan Zurita (fresh) 2 reb. C - Benjamin Evelyn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Neil Smith banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian McCann | 57-55 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Robert Riley comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-55 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Benjamin Evelyn snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Brian McCann misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-55 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee | Ivan Zurita tips it home | 57-57 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Robert Riley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-57 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Brian McCann | 57-57 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Hall (PG), Dave Jarman (SF) Lavern Davis, Robert Riley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau (SG), Isaac Mason (PF) Brian McCann, Benjamin Evelyn | |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Ivan Zurita double dribbles | 57-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brian McCann (SF), Benjamin Evelyn (C) Neil Smith, Ivan Zurita | |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | Benjamin Evelyn gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau loses the ball out of bounds | 57-57 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Dave Jarman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 57-57 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 57-57 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Brian McCann tips it in | 57-59 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Geoffrey Long scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-59 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Glenn Gautreau hits a fadeaway from the right side | 60-61 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Isaac Mason swats the short shot by Christopher Weems | 60-61 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Lawrence Hall hits the follow up shot | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Glenn Hayes misses long on a fullcourt shot | 62-61 |