| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Pollock (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Holland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Robert Nuckols (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Childs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Walter Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Markus Duell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Walter Harris inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Ted Pollock steps in front of the Markus Duell pass | 28-25 |
| 19:25 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols's pass is intercepted by John Childs | 28-25 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | John Childs hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Walter Harris | 28-27 |
| 18:59 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Marshall Carlson | 30-27 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | John Childs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 18:36 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:13 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ted Pollock | 33-27 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi | John Childs's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Nuckols | 33-27 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | John Childs grabs the offensive board | 33-27 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | John Childs can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Anthony Roberts - foul #2 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon (PF) Larry Holland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Eugenio Romano (C) Eric Carter, Robert Scott | |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | John Childs misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | John Childs misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 17:34 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson grabs the board | 33-27 |
| 17:26 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts is fouled on the floor by John Childs - foul #1 on John Childs, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Scott (SF) Walter Harris | |
| 17:12 | Vanderbilt | John Childs steps in front of the Christopher Turgeon pass | 33-27 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi | John Childs connects on the jump hook in the paint | 33-29 |
| 16:33 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-29 |
| 16:32 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon grabs the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:25 | Vanderbilt | Ted Pollock scores on a 3 from the left corner | 36-29 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano makes the fadeaway from the right side | 36-31 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Anthony Roberts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Pollock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Christopher Turgeon (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Nuckols (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Childs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Robert Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Markus Duell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugenio Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts is hacked by Robert Scott - foul #1 on Robert Scott, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kent (PG), James Benda (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Larry Holland (PF) Anthony Roberts, Ted Pollock, Marshall Carlson, Robert Nuckols | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (SG), Walter Harris (SF), Richard Hurlbert (PF) John Childs, Robert Scott, Eugenio Romano | |
| 15:35 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon lays it in and the foul's on Markus Duell - foul #2 on Markus Duell, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano (C) Richard Hurlbert | |
| 15:35 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon makes the free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Walter Harris and he's fouled by Larry Holland - foul #1 on Larry Holland, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano misses the free throw | 39-33 |
| 15:17 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon grabs the board | 39-33 |
| 14:54 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon misses the easy layup | 39-33 |
| 14:53 | Vanderbilt | John Kent grabs the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:38 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 14:36 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland tips it back up and in | 41-33 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi | Walter Harris connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jesus Marquez | 41-35 |
| 13:44 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 13:42 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon tips it in | 43-35 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Kent - foul #1 on John Kent, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts (PG), Ted Pollock (SG), Marshall Carlson (SF), Robert Nuckols (C) John Kent, Kenneth Johnson, Larry Holland, Christopher Turgeon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG), Robert Scott (PF) Eric Carter, Eugenio Romano | |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:48 | Vanderbilt | Ted Pollock is fouled on the floor by John Childs - foul #2 on John Childs, team foul #4 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland (PF) James Benda | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:43 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jesus Marquez - foul #1 on Jesus Marquez, team foul #5 | 43-37 |
| 12:43 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland misses the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 12:43 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Ted Pollock is called for the reach on Jesus Marquez - foul #2 on Ted Pollock, team foul #4 | 44-37 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi | Robert Scott comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 44-37 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | John Childs hits the follow up shot | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ted Pollock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Holland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Nuckols (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Childs (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Walter Harris (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Markus Duell (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols clanks a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Markus Duell - foul #3 on Markus Duell, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Benda (PF) Larry Holland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG), Richard Hurlbert (PF) Jesus Marquez, Walter Harris | |
| 11:40 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:40 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi | Eric Carter is fouled on the floor by Ted Pollock - foul #3 on Ted Pollock, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Walter Harris (SF), Eugenio Romano (C) John Childs, Richard Hurlbert, Markus Duell | |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | Eric Carter throws it down | 46-41 |
| 10:43 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon (PF) James Benda | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG), Markus Duell (C) Jesus Marquez, Eugenio Romano | |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | John Childs makes the jump hook from the baseline | 46-43 |
| 10:10 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts travels in the backcourt | 46-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kent (PG), Kenneth Johnson (SF) Anthony Roberts, Marshall Carlson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Richard Hurlbert (PF), Eugenio Romano (C) Eric Carter, Walter Harris, Markus Duell | |
| 09:53 | Mississippi | Robert Scott is denied on a dunk by Christopher Turgeon | 46-43 |
| 09:51 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 09:32 | Vanderbilt | John Kent misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez grabs the board | 46-43 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert banks in the layup | 46-45 |
| 09:03 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson is hacked by Robert Scott - foul #2 on Robert Scott, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts (PG), James Benda (SG), Larry Holland (PF) John Kent, Ted Pollock, Robert Nuckols | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG), Walter Harris (SF), Markus Duell (C) Jesus Marquez, Richard Hurlbert, Eugenio Romano | |
| 09:03 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:03 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Walter Harris can't throw it down | 48-45 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi | Walter Harris gets the offensive rebound | 48-45 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Robert Scott comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on James Benda - foul #2 on James Benda, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson (SF) Christopher Turgeon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG) John Childs | |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Robert Scott misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Robert Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 08:00 | Vanderbilt | James Benda hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Walter Harris banks in the layup on a nice dish by Markus Duell and he's fouled by Anthony Roberts - foul #3 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ted Pollock (SG), Robert Nuckols (C) James Benda, Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG), Eugenio Romano (PF) Jesus Marquez, Robert Scott | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Walter Harris makes the free throw | 50-49 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ted Pollock (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Holland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Nuckols (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Childs (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Walter Harris (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eugenio Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Markus Duell (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-49 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi | Walter Harris grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | John Childs's floater is tipped away by Robert Nuckols | 50-49 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano tips it in | 50-51 |
| 06:59 | Vanderbilt | Ted Pollock misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-51 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Eric Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Eric Carter scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-54 |
| 06:35 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Anthony Roberts and he's hacked by Eugenio Romano - foul #1 on Eugenio Romano, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kent (PG) Anthony Roberts | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Robert Scott (PF) John Childs, Eugenio Romano | |
| 06:35 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland misses the free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Robert Scott snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Walter Harris works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 06:12 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Larry Holland | 52-54 |
| 06:02 | Vanderbilt | Walter Harris swats the layup by Larry Holland | 52-54 |
| 06:00 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols misses the tip | 52-54 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi | Walter Harris pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Walter Harris makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jesus Marquez | 52-57 |
| 05:42 | Vanderbilt | Robert Scott is called for the reach on Larry Holland - foul #3 on Robert Scott, team foul #9 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG), Eugenio Romano (C) Eric Carter, Markus Duell | |
| 05:42 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:42 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Robert Scott snags the defensive board | 53-57 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi | Eugenio Romano banks in the layup on a nice dish by Walter Harris | 53-59 |
| 05:05 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland can't connect on a shot near the basket | 53-59 |
| 05:03 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols hits the follow up shot | 55-59 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | Ted Pollock picks off the pass by John Childs | 55-59 |
| 04:30 | Vanderbilt | Jesus Marquez takes the ball from Larry Holland | 55-59 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | John Childs connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Jesus Marquez | 55-62 |
| 03:58 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland misses the shot from the right side | 55-62 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi | John Childs grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Walter Harris shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-62 |
| 03:30 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland grabs the board | 55-62 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Kent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ted Pollock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marshall Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Larry Holland (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Nuckols (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (tiring) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Childs (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Walter Harris (tiring) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Scott (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Eugenio Romano (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols misses long on a jumper near the basket | 55-62 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Childs | 55-62 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | John Childs's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Holland | 55-62 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi | Robert Scott tips it back up and in | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:35 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by John Kent | 57-64 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Robert Scott is hacked by Larry Holland - foul #2 on Larry Holland, team foul #8 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts (PG), James Benda (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Christopher Turgeon (PF) John Kent, Ted Pollock, Marshall Carlson, Larry Holland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Carter (PG), Richard Hurlbert (PF), Markus Duell (C) Jesus Marquez, Walter Harris, Eugenio Romano | |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Robert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Robert Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 01:57 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon scores on a shot from the free throw line | 59-66 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Robert Scott can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-66 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert gets the offensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Markus Duell buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Eric Carter | 59-69 |
| 01:03 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols misses short on an open shot from close range but he's hacked by Richard Hurlbert - foul #1 on Richard Hurlbert, team foul #10 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kent (PG) Anthony Roberts | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Harris (SF) Richard Hurlbert | |
| 01:03 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 01:03 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols misses the 2nd free throw | 60-69 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | John Childs grabs the defensive rebound | 60-69 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | James Benda steals the ball from Robert Scott | 60-69 |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | James Benda lays it up and in | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | John Kent is called for the reach on Robert Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Kent, team foul #9 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts (PG), Ted Pollock (SG), Marshall Carlson (SF), Larry Holland (PF) John Kent, James Benda, Kenneth Johnson, Christopher Turgeon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG) John Childs | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Robert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Robert Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts is called for traveling | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Markus Duell is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Pollock - foul #4 on Ted Pollock, team foul #10 | 62-71 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Markus Duell misses the 1st free throw | 62-71 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | Markus Duell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:14 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-72 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Markus Duell | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez runs out the clock | 62-72 |