| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Alton Parker inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo buries a floater from close range set up by Harold Payne | 24-27 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Knight and the foul's on Leroy Carpenter - foul #2 on Leroy Carpenter, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Dwight Jones (SF), Jason Williams (PF) William Parker, Richard Knight, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 27-29 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu is wide open but clanks a 3 from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee | Alton Parker snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | Jason Williams snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones grabs the offensive board | 27-29 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu drills a floater near the basket | 29-29 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the easy layup | 29-29 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dwight Jones | 29-29 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (PG), Richard Knight (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Randy Quinlan (C) Bradley Dunning, Paul Mathieu, Dwight Jones, Jason Williams, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (C) Leroy Carpenter | |
| 16:01 | Tennessee | Harold Payne scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Laurence Mozingo and the foul's on Richard Knight - foul #1 on Richard Knight, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith | |
| 16:01 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Richard Knight (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Quinlan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Robert Goss (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Laurence Mozingo is called for the reach on Randall Murray - foul #3 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG) Randall Murray | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi | Laurence Mozingo takes the ball from Bradley Dunning | 29-32 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee | Richard Knight steps in front of the Robert Goss pass | 29-32 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits the finger roll set up by Harold Payne | 29-34 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 29-34 |
| 14:12 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee | Richard Knight steals it from Randall Mosquera | 29-34 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-34 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the offensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | Chad Smith loses the dribble to Randall Mosquera | 29-34 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo is called for a charge - foul #4 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #3 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (C) Bradley Dunning, Richard Knight, Randy Quinlan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Laurence Mozingo, Robert Goss | |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Chad Smith buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Parker | 31-34 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 31-34 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Randall Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Chad Smith knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Paul Mathieu | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is whistled for a carry | 33-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Richard Knight (SG) Paul Mathieu, William Parker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:13 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 33-34 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning hits a wide open 3 from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 10:01 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Randall Murray - foul #1 on Randall Murray, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG) Randall Murray | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Morgan (SF), Robert Goss (PF) Harold Payne, Alton Parker | |
| 10:01 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 10:01 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 36-35 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | David Morgan loses the dribble to William Parker | 36-35 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is fouled on the floor by Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #2 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF) Bradley Dunning, Richard Knight, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG) Leroy Carpenter | |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses the floater from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines tips it in | 38-35 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Jason Williams denies the turnaround by David Morgan | 38-35 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Jason Williams snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Richard Knight (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG), Alton Parker (SF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, David Morgan | |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon's pass is intercepted by William Parker | 38-35 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Dixon (fresh) SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randall Mosquera (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Goss (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-35 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera can't tip it in | 41-35 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dwight Jones | 41-35 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi | Randall Mosquera is called for the reach on William Parker - foul #1 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #5 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (C) Richard Knight, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Laurence Mozingo (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Dixon, Randall Mosquera, Robert Goss | |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines tips it home | 43-35 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Chad Smith - foul #3 on Chad Smith, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SF) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:22 | Mississippi | William Parker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Alton Parker | 43-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu is fouled on the floor by Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #3 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #6 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF) Paul Mathieu, William Parker, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bradley Dunning | 45-39 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses long on a runner near the basket | 45-39 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Payne | 45-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is called for a charge - foul #4 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #7 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Richard Knight, Jason Williams, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (PG), Randall Mosquera (SG), David Morgan (SF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne, Alton Parker | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Chad Smith buries a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Laurence Mozingo - foul #5 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #8 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SF), Curtis Hines (C) Randall Murray, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (SG), Robert Goss (C) Laurence Mozingo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Chad Smith makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Richard Knight (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Hines (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Dixon (fresh) SG - Larry Dreher (fresh) SF - David Morgan (fresh) PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Goss (fresh) | |
| 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 (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera connects on the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Dixon | 48-41 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-41 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Robert Goss snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) William Parker, Richard Knight, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Alton Parker (SF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Dixon, Larry Dreher, David Morgan, Robert Goss | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Harold Payne scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Leroy Carpenter | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Harold Payne pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | Alton Parker can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-44 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Bradley Dunning | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is called for the reach on Bradley Dunning in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #9 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Randy Quinlan (C) Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (PG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Curtis Hines (C) Paul Mathieu, Randy Quinlan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | William Parker blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Robert Dixon | 53-44 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Dixon - foul #1 on Robert Dixon, team foul #10 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG) Bradley Dunning | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Leroy Carpenter is blocked by Chad Smith | 55-44 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Harold Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-46 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Richard Knight is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Dixon - foul #2 on Robert Dixon, team foul #11 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Quinlan (C) Curtis Hines | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Richard Knight makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | Richard Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Harold Payne gets the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Harold Payne shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-46 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera snags the offensive board | 57-46 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera's floater is tipped away by Randy Quinlan | 57-46 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter tips it in | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu runs out the clock | 57-48 |