| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Quincy Gillingham (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ramon Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Rodrigues (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gilberto Colombo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Hedeon Janczunski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brandon Hood (fresh) SG - Carl Moore (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Benard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edwin Marcos (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Austin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues inbounds the ball | 22-21 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo loses the ball out of bounds | 22-21 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi | John Benard scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-24 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-24 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues grabs the offensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-24 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski grabs the offensive rebound | 22-24 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-24 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Ramon Garcia steps in front of the Richard Austin pass | 22-24 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski's floater is knocked away by Richard Austin | 22-24 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | John Benard pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Quincy Gillingham is called for the reach on Brandon Hood - foul #1 on Quincy Gillingham, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sammy Gary (PG), David Wilson (SF) Brandon Hood, John Benard | |
| 17:40 | Mississippi | Richard Austin buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from David Wilson | 22-26 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo misses the 3 from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Edwin Marcos | 22-26 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | Carl Moore is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Sammy Gary | 22-29 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues double dribbles | 22-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey (SG), Barry Proctor (SF), Justin Dodge (PF) Ramon Garcia, Carl Rodrigues, Gilberto Colombo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brandon Hood (PG), John Benard (SF) Sammy Gary, David Wilson | |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brandon Hood and he's fouled by Hedeon Janczunski - foul #4 on Hedeon Janczunski, team foul #2 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard (C) Hedeon Janczunski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos makes the free throw | 22-32 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Darren Ramsey | 24-32 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi | Richard Austin buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Carl Moore and the foul's on Justin Dodge - foul #2 on Justin Dodge, team foul #3 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia (SG) Barry Proctor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tony Garvin (PF) Edwin Marcos | |
| 15:52 | Mississippi | Richard Austin makes the free throw | 24-35 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Quincy Gillingham (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ramon Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darren Ramsey (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Justin Dodge (fresh) C - Andrew Dillard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brandon Hood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Benard (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Tony Garvin (fresh) C - Richard Austin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:34 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Darren Ramsey | 27-35 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | John Benard knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Brandon Hood | 27-37 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Carl Moore - foul #2 on Carl Moore, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues (SF), Gilberto Colombo (PF) Darren Ramsey, Andrew Dillard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Billy Robinson (SF), Edwin Marcos (PF) John Benard, Tony Garvin | |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi | Carl Moore hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Hood | 29-39 |
| 14:16 | Tennessee | 3 seconds is called on Quincy Gillingham | 29-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey (SG), Andrew Dillard (C) Ramon Garcia, Justin Dodge | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sammy Gary (PG), John Benard (SF) Brandon Hood, Billy Robinson | |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Austin | 29-42 |
| 13:24 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Quincy Gillingham | 32-42 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi | Quincy Gillingham steps in front of the John Benard pass | 32-42 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey hits the finger roll set up by Quincy Gillingham | 34-42 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi | Richard Austin misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 12:50 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-42 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Quincy Gillingham | 34-42 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey misses short on a shot from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey gets the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-42 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Benard | 34-42 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Carl Moore hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi | Carl Moore can't tip it in | 34-42 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos grabs the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Quincy Gillingham (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Darren Ramsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Rodrigues (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gilberto Colombo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Dillard (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sammy Gary (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Moore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Benard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Edwin Marcos (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Austin (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Richard Austin is hacked by Andrew Dillard - foul #1 on Andrew Dillard, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia (SG), Justin Dodge (PF), Hedeon Janczunski (C) Carl Rodrigues, Gilberto Colombo, Andrew Dillard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brandon Hood (PG), Larry Gauna (SG), Billy Robinson (SF), Tony Garvin (PF), David Wilson (C) Sammy Gary, Carl Moore, John Benard, Edwin Marcos, Richard Austin | |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | David Wilson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-42 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-42 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia grabs the offensive board | 34-42 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | David Wilson hits a turnaround near the basket | 37-44 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey misses long on a floater in the lane | 37-44 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi | Brandon Hood snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Brandon Hood knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-46 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 37-46 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | Billy Robinson pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | Brandon Hood can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 37-46 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to David Wilson | 37-46 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi | David Wilson banks in the layup | 37-48 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge tips it but misses | 37-48 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Billy Robinson grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Tony Garvin can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 37-48 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | David Wilson tips it home | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Quincy Gillingham (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - Ramon Garcia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darren Ramsey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Justin Dodge (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Hedeon Janczunski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brandon Hood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Gauna (fairly fresh) SF - Billy Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Tony Garvin (fairly fresh) C - David Wilson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Quincy Gillingham | 40-50 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Billy Robinson is fouled on the floor by Darren Ramsey - foul #2 on Darren Ramsey, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Barry Proctor (PG), Andrew Dillard (SG), Carl Rodrigues (SF), Gilberto Colombo (PF) Quincy Gillingham, Ramon Garcia, Darren Ramsey, Justin Dodge | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Moore (SG), John Benard (SF), Edwin Marcos (PF), Richard Austin (C) Larry Gauna, Billy Robinson, Tony Garvin, David Wilson | |
| 06:38 | Mississippi | Brandon Hood is fouled on the floor by Barry Proctor - foul #3 on Barry Proctor, team foul #6 | 40-50 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Andrew Dillard is called for the reach on Richard Austin - foul #2 on Andrew Dillard, team foul #7 | 40-50 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Richard Austin makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Richard Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | Edwin Marcos is called for the reach on Barry Proctor - foul #1 on Edwin Marcos, team foul #2 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey (PG) Andrew Dillard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:48 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Richard Austin snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | John Benard is hacked by Carl Rodrigues in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Rodrigues, team foul #8 | 40-51 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | John Benard misses the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues grabs the board | 40-51 |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey double dribbles | 40-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia (SG) Barry Proctor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Carl Moore makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Austin | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a great pass from Darren Ramsey | 42-54 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-54 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Richard Austin grabs the offensive board | 42-54 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Carl Moore hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 42-54 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Gilberto Colombo | 42-54 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ramon Garcia and he's hacked by Carl Moore - foul #3 on Carl Moore, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham (PG), Barry Proctor (SF), Justin Dodge (PF), Andrew Dillard (C) Ramon Garcia, Carl Rodrigues, Gilberto Colombo, Hedeon Janczunski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sammy Gary (PG) Brandon Hood | |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by John Benard | 45-56 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | John Benard grabs the board | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Quincy Gillingham (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Darren Ramsey (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Barry Proctor (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Justin Dodge (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Dillard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sammy Gary (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Moore (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Benard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edwin Marcos (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Austin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Andrew Dillard is called for the reach on Edwin Marcos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Dillard, team foul #9 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia (SG) Darren Ramsey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brandon Hood (PG) Sammy Gary | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Justin Dodge | 45-57 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | Barry Proctor makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Quincy Gillingham | 48-57 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Richard Austin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-57 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Barry Proctor grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues (SF), Gilberto Colombo (PF), Hedeon Janczunski (C) Barry Proctor, Justin Dodge, Andrew Dillard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 48-57 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues grabs the offensive board | 48-57 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues tips it back up and in | 50-57 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | John Benard scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Moore | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-60 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | Richard Austin grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | John Benard is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Benard, team foul #4 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey (PG), Barry Proctor (SG), Andrew Dillard (SF), Justin Dodge (PF), Christopher Beckner (C) Quincy Gillingham, Ramon Garcia, Carl Rodrigues, Gilberto Colombo, Hedeon Janczunski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sammy Gary (PG), Larry Gauna (SG), Billy Robinson (SF), Tony Garvin (PF), David Wilson (C) Brandon Hood, Carl Moore, John Benard, Edwin Marcos, Richard Austin | |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Barry Proctor | 53-60 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham (PG), Ramon Garcia (SG), Carl Rodrigues (SF), Gilberto Colombo (PF), Hedeon Janczunski (C) Darren Ramsey, Barry Proctor, Andrew Dillard, Justin Dodge, Christopher Beckner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brandon Hood (PG), Carl Moore (SG), John Benard (SF), Edwin Marcos (PF), Richard Austin (C) Sammy Gary, Larry Gauna, Billy Robinson, Tony Garvin, David Wilson | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos loses the dribble to Ramon Garcia | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-60 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia tips it back up and in | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Quincy Gillingham is called for the reach on Edwin Marcos in the backcourt - foul #2 on Quincy Gillingham, team foul #10 | 55-60 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos misses the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Edwin Marcos | 55-61 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Quincy Gillingham is called for the reach on Edwin Marcos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Quincy Gillingham, team foul #11 | 55-61 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Edwin Marcos steals the ball from Ramon Garcia | 55-62 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos is hacked by Quincy Gillingham in the backcourt - foul #4 on Quincy Gillingham, team foul #12 | 55-62 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo grabs the board | 55-63 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Carl Rodrigues | 58-63 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Carl Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Ramon Garcia - foul #2 on Ramon Garcia, team foul #13 | 58-63 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Carl Moore makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Carl Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-65 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia snags the offensive board | 58-65 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | The clock runs out | 58-65 |