| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Van Ashcroft (fresh) SG - Gary Lansing (fresh) SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) PF - Mike Butler (fresh) C - Charlie Leppert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Thomas Goncalves (fresh) SG - Norman Dunn (fresh) SF - James Crabtree (fresh) PF - Pete Sweeney (fresh) C - James Kiedrowski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Goncalves | 0-3 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Mike Butler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-3 |
| 19:41 | Mississippi | Mike Butler snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 19:11 | Vanderbilt | James Crabtree knocks in the runner from close range set up by Norman Dunn | 0-5 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert drills a floater from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:45 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-8 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-8 |
| 18:34 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Goncalves, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | James Kiedrowski takes the ball from Charlie Leppert | 2-8 |
| 18:06 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Charlie Leppert | 2-8 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gary Lansing | 4-8 |
| 17:36 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn loses the ball out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy (SG), Douglas Spohn (PF) Pete Sweeney, James Kiedrowski | |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | Mike Butler scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Gary Lansing | 6-8 |
| 16:52 | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert snags the defensive board | 6-8 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | Mike Butler is whistled for a carry | 6-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Donald McCraven (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Paul Hester (PF), Howard Rudd (C) Van Ashcroft, Gary Lansing, Timothy Williams, Mike Butler, Charlie Leppert | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher White (SG), James Kiedrowski (C) Thomas Goncalves, Norman Dunn | |
| 16:19 | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Pete Sweeney (SF) James Crabtree | |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Paul Hester is blocked by James Kiedrowski | 6-8 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson tips it home | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fresh) SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Hester (fresh) C - Howard Rudd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Leon Macy (fresh) SG - Christopher White (fresh) SF - Pete Sweeney (fresh) PF - Douglas Spohn (fresh) C - James Kiedrowski (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Vanderbilt | Pete Sweeney slams it home on a nice dish by Douglas Spohn | 8-10 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 15:29 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 15:16 | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy misses the 3 from straight away | 8-10 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi | Paul Thompson snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Pete Sweeney - foul #1 on Pete Sweeney, team foul #2 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft (PG), Gary Lansing (SG), Mike Butler (PF), Charlie Leppert (C) Donald McCraven, Paul Thompson, Paul Hester, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves (PG), Norman Dunn (SG), James Crabtree (SF) Leon Macy, Christopher White, Douglas Spohn | |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:34 | Vanderbilt | James Crabtree buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from James Kiedrowski | 10-12 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi | James Kiedrowski denies the turnaround by Charlie Leppert | 10-12 |
| 14:08 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 13:50 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Pete Sweeney | 10-15 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-15 |
| 13:45 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 13:23 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Van Ashcroft - foul #1 on Van Ashcroft, team foul #1 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF) Paul Campbell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy (SG) Pete Sweeney | |
| 13:23 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 13:23 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski misses the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Mike Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 10-16 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | James Crabtree is called for the reach on Timothy Williams - foul #1 on James Crabtree, team foul #3 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn (PF) James Kiedrowski | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 10-16 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams tips it back up and in | 12-16 |
| 12:36 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn hits a shot from the right wing set up by James Crabtree | 12-18 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Lansing | 14-18 |
| 11:57 | Vanderbilt | James Crabtree hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Timothy Williams - foul #1 on Timothy Williams, team foul #2 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (PG), James Davis (SG), Paul Hester (PF), Howard Rudd (C) Van Ashcroft, Gary Lansing, Mike Butler, Charlie Leppert | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski (C) Norman Dunn | |
| 11:57 | Vanderbilt | James Crabtree misses the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 11:57 | Vanderbilt | James Crabtree makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald McCraven (fresh) SG - James Davis (fresh) SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Hester (fresh) C - Howard Rudd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Thomas Goncalves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leon Macy (fresh) SF - James Crabtree (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Spohn (fresh) C - James Kiedrowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 14-19 |
| 11:36 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 11:09 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 14-19 |
| 11:08 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski tips it in | 14-21 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | The jumper by Donald McCraven is denied by James Kiedrowski | 14-21 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Paul Hester tips it home | 16-21 |
| 10:31 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 10:30 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to James Kiedrowski | 16-21 |
| 10:13 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Howard Rudd - foul #1 on Howard Rudd, team foul #3 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft (PG), Gary Lansing (SG), Paul Campbell (SF), Mike Butler (PF), Charlie Leppert (C) Donald McCraven, James Davis, Timothy Williams, Paul Hester, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster (PG), Norman Dunn (SG), Pete Sweeney (PF) Thomas Goncalves, Leon Macy, Douglas Spohn | |
| 10:13 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 10:13 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Mike Butler clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Norman Dunn - foul #1 on Norman Dunn, team foul #4 | 16-23 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Mike Butler makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Mike Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 09:55 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to James Kiedrowski | 17-23 |
| 09:31 | Vanderbilt | Pete Sweeney clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 17-23 |
| 09:29 | Vanderbilt | Pete Sweeney tips it home | 17-25 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-25 |
| 09:10 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski grabs the board | 17-25 |
| 08:57 | Vanderbilt | Paul Campbell blocks the short jumper by Pete Sweeney | 17-25 |
| 08:55 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn tips it but misses | 17-25 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing gets the rebound | 17-25 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Kiedrowski - foul #1 on James Kiedrowski, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves (SF) James Crabtree | |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 08:43 | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 08:30 | Vanderbilt | Van Ashcroft picks off the pass by Thomas Goncalves | 18-25 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | Thomas Goncalves steals the ball from Van Ashcroft | 18-25 |
| 08:10 | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster jams it on a nice dish by Thomas Goncalves | 18-27 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing is fouled on the floor by Pete Sweeney - foul #2 on Pete Sweeney, team foul #6 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Williams (SF), Paul Hester (C) Paul Campbell, Charlie Leppert | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy (SG), James Crabtree (SF), Douglas Spohn (PF) Robert Webster, Pete Sweeney, James Kiedrowski | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Van Ashcroft (fresh) SG - Gary Lansing (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mike Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Hester (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Thomas Goncalves (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leon Macy (fresh) SF - James Crabtree (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Spohn (fresh) C - Norman Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams's pass is intercepted by Thomas Goncalves | 18-27 |
| 07:24 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 18-27 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Mike Butler gets the rebound | 18-27 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi | Mike Butler misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-27 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Paul Hester snags the offensive board | 18-27 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 18-27 |
| 06:47 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 06:28 | Vanderbilt | James Crabtree's pass is intercepted by Mike Butler | 18-27 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Mike Butler knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Gary Lansing and he's fouled by Douglas Spohn - foul #1 on Douglas Spohn, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (PG), Donald McCraven (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Charlie Leppert (C) Van Ashcroft, Gary Lansing, Timothy Williams, Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher White (SG), James Kiedrowski (C) Thomas Goncalves, Douglas Spohn | |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Mike Butler misses the free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:20 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 05:56 | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 20-27 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Donald McCraven is called for traveling | 20-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Hester (PF) Mike Butler | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves (PG) James Crabtree | |
| 05:23 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Paul Hester | 20-27 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charlie Leppert | 22-27 |
| 04:43 | Vanderbilt | Christopher White buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norman Dunn | 22-29 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Norman Dunn takes the ball from Paul Hester | 22-29 |
| 04:05 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-29 |
| 04:03 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski tips it but misses | 22-29 |
| 04:01 | Vanderbilt | James Kiedrowski grabs the offensive board | 22-29 |
| 03:51 | Vanderbilt | Christopher White knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Thomas Goncalves | 22-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Donald McCraven (fresh) SF - Paul Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Hester (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Charlie Leppert (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Thomas Goncalves (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher White (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leon Macy (fairly fresh) PF - Norman Dunn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. C - James Kiedrowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Paul Hester hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Campbell and he's hacked by Norman Dunn - foul #2 on Norman Dunn, team foul #8 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Van Ashcroft (PG), Gary Lansing (SG), Timothy Williams (SF), Howard Rudd (C) Paul Campbell, Donald McCraven, Paul Thompson, Charlie Leppert | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Webster (PG), James Crabtree (SF), Pete Sweeney (PF), Douglas Spohn (C) Thomas Goncalves, Christopher White, Leon Macy, James Kiedrowski | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Paul Hester makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 03:25 | Vanderbilt | Norman Dunn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing travels with the ball | 25-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mike Butler (PF) Paul Hester | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:38 | Vanderbilt | Pete Sweeney misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Mike Butler - foul #1 on Mike Butler, team foul #4 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves (PG), Christopher White (SG) Robert Webster, Norman Dunn | |
| 02:38 | Vanderbilt | Pete Sweeney makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:38 | Vanderbilt | Pete Sweeney misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Mike Butler grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Douglas Spohn - foul #2 on Douglas Spohn, team foul #9 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert (C) Mike Butler | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | Howard Rudd makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 02:14 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Goncalves buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Pete Sweeney | 27-36 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 27-36 |
| 01:52 | Vanderbilt | Pete Sweeney grabs the defensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 01:30 | Vanderbilt | James Crabtree clanks a shot from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 01:28 | Vanderbilt | Pete Sweeney hits the follow up shot | 27-38 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Gary Lansing connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Howard Rudd | 30-38 |
| 01:05 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn misses the easy layup | 30-38 |
| 01:04 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Spohn can't tip it in | 30-38 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Charlie Leppert gets the rebound | 30-38 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Timothy Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Campbell (SF), Mike Butler (PF) Timothy Williams, Howard Rudd | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy (SG), James Kiedrowski (C) Christopher White, Douglas Spohn | |
| 00:35 | Vanderbilt | Leon Macy is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Leon Macy, team foul #10 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald McCraven (SG), Paul Thompson (SF), Paul Hester (C) Van Ashcroft, Gary Lansing, Charlie Leppert | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Mike Butler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 00:20 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to James Crabtree | 30-38 |
| 00:03 | Vanderbilt | Pete Sweeney scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Goncalves | 30-40 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Paul Campbell misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 30-40 |