| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brent Schott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Gillis (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Thomas Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Karl Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lloyd Rathjen (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Hutcheson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eugene Moore (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Page (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Shane Lundin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | William Gillis inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman's dunk attempt is rejected by David Page | 28-25 |
| 19:33 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi | Thomas Hoffman swats the dunk try by Leonard Hutcheson | 28-25 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee | Karl Walker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | David Page gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi | Lloyd Rathjen is hacked by Philip Phillips - foul #3 on Philip Phillips, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon (SG) Philip Phillips | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG), Rodney Grandison (SG), Eddie McCanna (SF), Charles Jones (PF), Charles Pennington (C) Lloyd Rathjen, Leonard Hutcheson, Eugene Moore, David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner is whistled for traveling | 28-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eugene Moore (SF), Shane Lundin (C) Eddie McCanna, Charles Pennington | |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Brent Schott makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Gillis | 30-25 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Eugene Moore is hacked by Brent Schott - foul #1 on Brent Schott, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 30-25 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Karl Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon (PF) Thomas Hoffman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lloyd Rathjen (PG), Leonard Hutcheson (SG), Eddie McCanna (SF), David Page (PF), Charles Pennington (C) Lawrence Giltner, Rodney Grandison, Eugene Moore, Charles Jones, Shane Lundin | |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Eddie McCanna is wide open but clanks a jumper from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Karl Walker snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 16:09 | Tennessee | Karl Walker clanks a jumper from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi | Leonard Hutcheson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington tips it but misses | 30-25 |
| 15:43 | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brent Schott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Gordon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Gillis (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Daniel Rippeon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Karl Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lloyd Rathjen (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leonard Hutcheson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eddie McCanna (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Page (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Pennington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Tennessee | William Gillis knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Brent Schott | 32-25 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | William Gillis steals the ball from Lloyd Rathjen | 32-25 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee | Brent Schott misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-25 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Rippeon | 32-25 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Charles Pennington steals the ball from William Gillis | 32-25 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | Kevin Gordon steals it from Charles Pennington | 32-25 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | Karl Walker misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-25 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | David Page pulls down the rebound | 32-25 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | Kevin Gordon steals the ball from Leonard Hutcheson | 32-25 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee | Karl Walker is hacked by Eddie McCanna - foul #1 on Eddie McCanna, team foul #1 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Lorentz (PG), Philip Phillips (SG), John Arteaga (SF), Thomas Hoffman (PF), Christopher Hines (C) Brent Schott, Kevin Gordon, William Gillis, Daniel Rippeon, Karl Walker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG), Rodney Grandison (SG), Eugene Moore (SF), Charles Jones (PF), Shane Lundin (C) Lloyd Rathjen, Leonard Hutcheson, Eddie McCanna, David Page, Charles Pennington | |
| 12:34 | Tennessee | Lawrence Giltner picks off the pass by Philip Phillips | 32-25 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Eugene Moore banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lawrence Giltner | 32-27 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Charles Jones grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | Charles Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 32-27 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | John Arteaga snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Daniel Lorentz (fresh) SG - Philip Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Arteaga (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Hines (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Giltner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Grandison (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eugene Moore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Jones (fresh) C - Shane Lundin (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Tennessee | Christopher Hines misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee | Christopher Hines is hacked by Rodney Grandison - foul #1 on Rodney Grandison, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brent Schott (PG), Karl Walker (C) Daniel Lorentz, Christopher Hines | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Leonard Hutcheson (SG) Rodney Grandison | |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | Karl Walker misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi | Eugene Moore snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Eugene Moore clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 32-27 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner misses the tip | 32-27 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | Karl Walker grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Karl Walker misses the fadeaway in the lane | 32-27 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman gets the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Hoffman | 35-27 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Leonard Hutcheson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-27 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Karl Walker | 35-27 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | Brent Schott drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Karl Walker | 38-27 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Leonard Hutcheson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | Shane Lundin grabs the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi | Charles Jones misses the jumpshot from the left side | 38-27 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | John Arteaga grabs the defensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | Karl Walker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Brent Schott | 41-27 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Leonard Hutcheson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-27 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | Eugene Moore tips it home | 41-29 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-29 |
| 08:04 | Tennessee | Brent Schott grabs the offensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 07:40 | Tennessee | Shane Lundin steals it from Brent Schott | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brent Schott (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Philip Phillips (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Arteaga (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Hoffman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Giltner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Leonard Hutcheson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eugene Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) C - Shane Lundin (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Eugene Moore clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-29 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Karl Walker | 41-29 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman scores on a runner from the right block set up by John Arteaga and he's hacked by Leonard Hutcheson - foul #2 on Leonard Hutcheson, team foul #3 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Lorentz (PG), Kevin Gordon (SG), William Gillis (SF), Christopher Hines (C) Brent Schott, Philip Phillips, John Arteaga, Karl Walker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lloyd Rathjen (PG), Rodney Grandison (SG), Eddie McCanna (SF), David Page (PF) Lawrence Giltner, Leonard Hutcheson, Eugene Moore, Charles Jones | |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Thomas Hoffman misses the free throw | 43-29 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | David Page pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Rodney Grandison makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from David Page | 43-32 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | David Page is called for the reach on Thomas Hoffman - foul #2 on David Page, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brent Schott (PG), Daniel Rippeon (PF) Daniel Lorentz, Thomas Hoffman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eugene Moore (SF) Eddie McCanna | |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | William Gillis is hacked by Eugene Moore - foul #2 on Eugene Moore, team foul #5 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Phillips (SG) Kevin Gordon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Brent Schott and the foul's on Rodney Grandison - foul #2 on Rodney Grandison, team foul #6 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Karl Walker (C) Christopher Hines | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips makes the free throw | 46-32 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Lloyd Rathjen misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-32 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Karl Walker comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by David Page - foul #3 on David Page, team foul #7 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner (PG), Eddie McCanna (SF), Charles Pennington (PF), Charles Jones (C) Lloyd Rathjen, Eugene Moore, David Page, Shane Lundin | |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Karl Walker makes the 1st free throw | 47-32 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Karl Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Eddie McCanna travels with the ball | 48-32 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips makes the 3 from the right wing | 51-32 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Eddie McCanna makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 51-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brent Schott (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SG - Philip Phillips (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Gillis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Daniel Rippeon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lawrence Giltner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Grandison (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Eddie McCanna (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Pennington (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Jones (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Eddie McCanna - foul #2 on Eddie McCanna, team foul #8 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Lorentz (PG), Kevin Gordon (SG) Brent Schott, Philip Phillips | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tom Case (SF) Eddie McCanna | |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon misses the 2nd free throw | 52-34 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 52-34 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Lawrence Giltner drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Grandison | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Daniel Lorentz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-36 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | William Gillis tips it in | 54-36 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Rodney Grandison misses the 3 from straight away | 54-36 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington snags the offensive board | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Charles Jones's pass is intercepted by Daniel Lorentz | 54-36 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | William Gillis lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Lorentz | 56-36 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | Charles Jones lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Charles Pennington | 56-38 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Karl Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-38 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Charles Pennington pulls down the rebound | 56-38 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | Rodney Grandison comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-38 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | William Gillis grabs the board | 56-38 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Charles Pennington - foul #1 on Charles Pennington, team foul #9 | 58-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brent Schott (PG), Philip Phillips (SG) Daniel Lorentz, Kevin Gordon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eddie McCanna (SF) Tom Case | |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Daniel Rippeon makes the free throw | 59-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Eddie McCanna can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-38 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Charles Jones tips it back up and in | 59-40 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee 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 a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Karl Walker misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-40 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | William Gillis tips it back up and in | 61-40 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | William Gillis takes the ball from Eddie McCanna | 61-40 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Brent Schott runs out the clock | 61-40 |