| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Thomas Cantwell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Whitchurch (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Bopp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Mazzariello (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Samuel Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Leroy McKnight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Hodge (fresh) C - Brian Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Thomas Bopp inbounds the ball | 25-18 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell is whistled for a carry | 25-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Elmer Porter (SF), Joseph Brown (PF), Don Knisely (C) Jerry Whitchurch, Charles Kirby, Mark Mazzariello | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Joe Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-18 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Don Knisely pulls down the rebound | 25-18 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-18 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Timothy Hodge | 25-18 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Brian Gardner is whistled for traveling | 25-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Johnson (SG), Charles Kirby (PF) Elmer Porter, Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:16 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 25-18 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | Thomas Bopp pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Brian Gardner blocks the short jumper by Don Knisely | 25-18 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams gets the rebound | 25-18 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 25-21 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | David Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-21 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Bopp | 25-21 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-21 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | Brian Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge throws it down | 25-23 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | David Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 16:05 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Gardner | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Thomas Cantwell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Johnson (fresh) SF - Thomas Bopp (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Don Knisely (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Samuel Williams (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Leroy McKnight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Hodge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | Charles Kirby hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by David Johnson | 27-26 |
| 15:00 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Hodge | 27-29 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Charles Kirby misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-29 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Don Knisely grabs the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Don Knisely misses the easy layup | 27-29 |
| 14:14 | Tennessee | Joe Smith snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight misses the shot from the left side | 27-29 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Don Knisely | 27-29 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | Thomas Bopp misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi | Don Knisely snags the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | Charles Kirby is whistled for a carry | 27-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Edgar Brase (SF), Michael Boulay (PF), Mark Mazzariello (C) David Johnson, Thomas Bopp, Charles Kirby, Don Knisely | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eugene Burge (SF) Leroy McKnight | |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 27-29 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello misses the jumper from the right side | 27-29 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay tips it back up and in | 29-29 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge snags the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Eugene Burge misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-29 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Thomas Cantwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Whitchurch (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edgar Brase (fresh) PF - Michael Boulay (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Mazzariello (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Samuel Williams (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - Eugene Burge (fresh) PF - Timothy Hodge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Brian Gardner - foul #2 on Brian Gardner, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Elmer Porter (SF) Edgar Brase | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Doug Christie (PF) Timothy Hodge | |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | Joe Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Williams | 31-32 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight (SF) Eugene Burge | |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Joe Smith grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 09:25 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight is fouled on the floor by Elmer Porter - foul #1 on Elmer Porter, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edgar Brase (SF) Elmer Porter | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge (PF) Brian Gardner | |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Joe Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 31-35 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight tips it but misses | 31-35 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 31-35 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee | Joe Smith gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 08:31 | Tennessee | Joe Smith scores on a jumper from close range | 31-37 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello blows the dunk | 31-37 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay gets the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-37 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello tips it back up and in | 33-37 |
| 07:39 | Tennessee | Edgar Brase steals it from Leroy McKnight | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Thomas Cantwell (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Whitchurch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edgar Brase (fresh) PF - Michael Boulay (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Mazzariello (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Samuel Williams (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. SF - Leroy McKnight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Hodge (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Doug Christie (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Edgar Brase makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Whitchurch | 35-37 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joe Smith and he's fouled by Michael Boulay - foul #4 on Michael Boulay, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Bopp (SG), Elmer Porter (SF) Jerry Whitchurch, Edgar Brase | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette (PG), Brian Gardner (C) Samuel Williams, Timothy Hodge | |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight misses the free throw | 35-39 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay slams it home on a great pass from Thomas Bopp | 37-39 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Cantwell - foul #3 on Thomas Cantwell, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Don Knisely (C) Mark Mazzariello | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eugene Burge (SF) Leroy McKnight | |
| 05:55 | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Joe Smith | 37-41 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Thomas Bopp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | Doug Christie snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | Don Knisely is called for the reach on Brian Gardner - foul #1 on Don Knisely, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Mark Mazzariello (C) Elmer Porter, Don Knisely | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (PG), Timothy Hodge (PF) Kevin Doucette, Doug Christie | |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Eugene Burge misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-41 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Boulay | 37-41 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jerry Whitchurch | 39-41 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | Joe Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Williams - foul #2 on Samuel Williams, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Elmer Porter (SF), Don Knisely (C) Jerry Whitchurch, Mark Mazzariello | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell misses the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Brian Gardner gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams scores on a 3 from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 03:18 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Timothy Hodge | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Thomas Cantwell (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Bopp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elmer Porter (fresh) PF - Michael Boulay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Don Knisely (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Samuel Williams (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Smith (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. SF - Eugene Burge (fresh) PF - Timothy Hodge (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Joe Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-47 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Elmer Porter | 40-47 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay's floater is tipped away by Timothy Hodge | 40-47 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay grabs the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Thomas Bopp hits the finger roll | 42-47 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams is hacked by Thomas Cantwell - foul #4 on Thomas Cantwell, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch (SG), Mark Mazzariello (C) Elmer Porter, Don Knisely | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight (SF) Eugene Burge | |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | Thomas Cantwell is hacked by Joe Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joe Smith, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Jerry Whitchurch - foul #1 on Jerry Whitchurch, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Cantwell - foul #5 on Thomas Cantwell, team foul #7 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harry Hicks (PG) Thomas Cantwell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eugene Burge (PF), Jack Magill (C) Timothy Hodge, Brian Gardner | |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay grabs the board | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Hicks | 45-50 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Jack Magill is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Hicks - foul #2 on Harry Hicks, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Jack Magill misses the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello buries a shot in the paint set up by Thomas Bopp and he's fouled by Joe Smith - foul #4 on Joe Smith, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge (PF), Brian Gardner (C) Eugene Burge, Jack Magill | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello makes the free throw | 48-50 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Harry Hicks is called for the reach on Leroy McKnight in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harry Hicks, team foul #9 | 48-50 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Thomas Bopp is fouled on the floor by Joe Smith - foul #5 on Joe Smith, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Doucette (SG) Joe Smith | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Harry Hicks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Leroy McKnight | 48-52 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Harry Hicks is called for the reach on Leroy McKnight in the backcourt - foul #4 on Harry Hicks, team foul #10 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eugene Burge (PF) Timothy Hodge | |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Michael Boulay pulls down the rebound | 48-53 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Brian Gardner is called for the reach on Michael Boulay - foul #3 on Brian Gardner, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge (PF) Eugene Burge | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Jerry Whitchurch makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight is hacked by Harry Hicks in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harry Hicks, team foul #11 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edgar Brase (SF) Harry Hicks | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Leroy McKnight makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Edgar Brase is called for traveling | 51-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eugene Burge (PF) Timothy Hodge | |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Eugene Burge is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Bopp - foul #2 on Thomas Bopp, team foul #12 | 51-55 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Eugene Burge makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Eugene Burge makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Brian Gardner is called for the reach on Mark Mazzariello - foul #4 on Brian Gardner, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Timothy Hodge (PF) Eugene Burge | |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Mark Mazzariello makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams runs out the clock | 53-57 |