| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Francis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Broussard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Richard Knight inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 35-31 |
| 19:50 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines tips it home | 37-31 |
| 19:30 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Thornton | 37-34 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 19:09 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 18:40 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard connects on the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from James Jackson | 37-36 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses badly on a runner from the right block | 37-36 |
| 18:16 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 18:01 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Broussard | 37-39 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | John Broussard blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by William Parker | 37-39 |
| 17:41 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 17:28 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Jackson | 37-41 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 37-41 |
| 17:12 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Richard Thornton | 37-41 |
| 16:51 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Jackson | 37-44 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Parker and he's hacked by James Jackson - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #1 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Richard Knight, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF), Joseph Poindexter (C) Oscar Smith, Richard Thornton | |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the free throw | 39-44 |
| 16:34 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 16:08 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-44 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Parker and he's fouled by Gary Francis - foul #2 on Gary Francis, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG), Jason Williams (PF) William Parker, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu makes the free throw | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Richard Knight (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Holguin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Poindexter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis clanks a 3 from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 15:20 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the tip | 42-44 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 15:05 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 15:04 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 14:35 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin drills a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Paul Mathieu - foul #2 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #1 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Curtis Hines (C) Richard Knight, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton (C) Joseph Poindexter | |
| 14:35 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin misses the free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Jason Williams grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is whistled for a carry | 42-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith (SF) Jerry Holguin | |
| 14:07 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith is fouled on the floor by Paul Mathieu - foul #3 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #2 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG) Bradley Dunning | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:44 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson is hacked by Jason Williams - foul #2 on Jason Williams, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Chad Smith (PF) William Parker, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (PF) John Broussard | |
| 13:21 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Oscar Smith | 42-49 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Chad Smith scores on a floater near the basket | 44-49 |
| 12:40 | Vanderbilt | Chad Smith steps in front of the James Jackson pass | 44-49 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Jason Williams (PF), Randy Quinlan (C) Bradley Dunning, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (SG), Thomas Criner (SF), John Broussard (PF) Gary Francis, Oscar Smith, Jerry Holguin | |
| 11:50 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Parker | 44-49 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses the jumper from the right side | 44-49 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi | Randy Quinlan hits the follow up shot | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randy Quinlan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Johnson (fresh) SF - Thomas Criner (fresh) PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Thornton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Criner makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John Broussard and he's hacked by Randall Murray - foul #1 on Randall Murray, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG), Dwight Jones (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) William Parker, Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Randy Quinlan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter (C) Richard Thornton | |
| 11:13 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Criner makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines comes up short on the shot from the right block | 46-52 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Richard Knight snags the offensive board | 46-52 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Richard Knight misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Gerald Johnson - foul #1 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), William Parker (SG) Paul Mathieu, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith (SF) Thomas Criner | |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Richard Knight makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Richard Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 10:26 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Joseph Poindexter is blocked by Richard Knight | 48-52 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Randy Quinlan (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG), Jerry Holguin (PF) Gerald Johnson, John Broussard | |
| 09:51 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Randall Murray - foul #2 on Randall Murray, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Randy Quinlan, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton (C) Joseph Poindexter | |
| 09:51 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 09:51 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 48-54 |
| 09:35 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 09:32 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Jason Williams (PF) Richard Knight, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (SG) James Jackson | |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | Jason Williams hits the finger roll set up by William Parker | 50-54 |
| 08:53 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-54 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Parker | 50-54 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu's floater is tipped away by Richard Thornton | 50-54 |
| 08:27 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 08:11 | Vanderbilt | William Parker picks off the pass by Oscar Smith | 50-54 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 07:44 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 53-54 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi | Jason Williams gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | William Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Richard Knight (SG), Dwight Jones (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Randy Quinlan (C) Paul Mathieu, William Parker, Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG), Keith Lee (SG), Thomas Criner (SF), John Broussard (PF), Joseph Poindexter (C) Gary Francis, Gerald Johnson, Oscar Smith, Jerry Holguin, Richard Thornton | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwight Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Randy Quinlan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Keith Lee (fresh) SF - Thomas Criner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Poindexter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:00 | Vanderbilt | Keith Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Chad Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Chad Smith, team foul #6 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Curtis Hines (C) Randy Quinlan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 06:10 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Joseph Poindexter, team foul #4 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG) Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG) Keith Lee | |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Richard Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (C) William Parker, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF), Richard Thornton (C) Thomas Criner, Joseph Poindexter | |
| 05:19 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Jackson | 53-56 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG) Randall Murray | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 04:47 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by James Jackson | 53-58 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Richard Knight throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Dwight Jones (C) Paul Mathieu, Richard Knight, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith (SF) John Broussard | |
| 04:09 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Oscar Smith | 53-61 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | William Parker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-61 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the tip | 53-61 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Randall Murray tips it home | 55-61 |
| 03:24 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-61 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Chad Smith pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones blows the layup | 55-61 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones tips it in | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Francis (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Holguin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Thornton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Vanderbilt | Dwight Jones is called for the reach on Jerry Holguin - foul #1 on Dwight Jones, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SF), Curtis Hines (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (SG), John Broussard (PF), Joseph Poindexter (C) Gary Francis, Oscar Smith, Richard Thornton | |
| 02:50 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:50 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi | Jerry Holguin is called for the reach on Curtis Hines - foul #2 on Jerry Holguin, team foul #5 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Criner (SF) Jerry Holguin | |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | William Parker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-63 |
| 02:18 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| 02:18 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Quinlan (PF) Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith (SF), Richard Thornton (C) Thomas Criner, Joseph Poindexter | |
| 01:50 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-63 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines pulls down the rebound | 57-63 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | William Parker scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-63 |
| 01:03 | Vanderbilt | Richard Knight swats the short shot by Richard Thornton | 60-63 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines pulls down the rebound | 60-63 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by William Parker | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Vanderbilt | Paul Mathieu is called for the reach on Oscar Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Chad Smith (PF) Paul Mathieu, Randy Quinlan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG) Gerald Johnson | |
| 00:33 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:33 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the defensive board | 62-64 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Chad Smith's pass is intercepted by John Broussard | 62-64 |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Bradley Dunning is called for the reach on Oscar Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith misses the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Chad Smith | 62-64 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a 3 from straight away | 62-64 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Chad Smith tips it back up and in | 64-64 |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Francis (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Broussard (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Thornton (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Chad Smith wins the tip | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | William Parker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-64 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the offensive rebound | 64-64 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Chad Smith banks in the layup set up by Richard Knight | 66-64 |
| 03:56 | Vanderbilt | Chad Smith takes the ball from Oscar Smith | 66-64 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | Chad Smith comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 66-64 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Richard Knight hits the follow up shot | 68-64 |
| 03:04 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard dunks the ball and he's fouled by Chad Smith - foul #4 on Chad Smith, team foul #10 | 68-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) William Parker, Richard Knight, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:04 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the free throw | 68-66 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones snags the defensive board | 68-66 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-66 |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton grabs the board | 68-66 |
| 02:29 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton misses the shot from the right wing | 68-66 |
| 02:27 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton tips it home | 68-68 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Randall Murray lays it up and in on a great pass from Bradley Dunning | 70-68 |
| 01:45 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton connects on the jumper from the right block set up by John Broussard | 70-70 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Randall Murray | 73-70 |
| 00:59 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard's floater is tipped away by Randall Murray | 73-70 |
| 00:58 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard grabs the offensive rebound | 73-70 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 17 pts. 4 pf. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jason Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Broussard (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Thornton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 00:44 | Vanderbilt | Randall Murray takes the ball from Richard Thornton | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 73-70 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning grabs the offensive board | 73-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Oscar Smith is called for the reach on Bradley Dunning - foul #3 on Oscar Smith, team foul #6 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Richard Knight (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Richard Knight is hacked by Gary Francis - foul #3 on Gary Francis, team foul #7 | 73-70 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Richard Knight makes the 1st free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Richard Knight misses the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Gary Francis | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard is hacked by Chad Smith - foul #5 on Chad Smith, team foul #11 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Jason Williams (PF) Paul Mathieu, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | James Jackson is called for the reach on Richard Knight in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #8 | 74-72 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Richard Knight makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Richard Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 76-72 |
| 00:03 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard snags the offensive board | 76-72 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 76-72 |