| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) PF - Greg Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Quinn Botkin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Willie Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook inbounds the ball | 20-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Greg Walker connects on the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Pegues and the foul's on Daniel Phillips - foul #1 on Daniel Phillips, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips's pass is intercepted by Greg Walker | 23-27 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Willie Jackson - foul #1 on Willie Jackson, team foul #2 | 23-27 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin misses the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus grabs the defensive rebound | 23-27 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Gene Cox | 23-29 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Greg Walker knocks in the jumper in the paint | 25-29 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Greg Walker | 25-29 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus hits the follow up shot | 25-31 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kenneth Smith | 28-31 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus lays it in on a great pass from Jesse Weekes | 28-33 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Willie Jackson - foul #2 on Willie Jackson, team foul #3 | 28-33 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jesse Weekes | 29-33 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee | Gene Cox hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Willie Jackson | 29-36 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG), Charles Kawakami (SF) Kenneth Smith, Dustin Holbrook | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (SF), James Murphy (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Willie Jackson, Jesse Weekes, Daniel Phillips | |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Gene Cox clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail grabs the offensive rebound | 29-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Mertens (fresh) SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. C - Quinn Botkin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) PF - James Murphy (fresh) C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin pulls down the rebound | 29-36 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-36 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | Gene Cox drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-38 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 13:43 | Tennessee | Gene Cox misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-38 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi | Greg Walker grabs the board | 32-38 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 32-38 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues snags the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 13:07 | Mississippi | Greg Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Kenneth Smith (SG), Dustin Holbrook (SF) Kevin Pegues, Scott Mertens, Charles Kawakami | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Willie Jackson (SG), Jesse Weekes (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) Gene Cox, Robert Lucus, James Murphy, Albert Griffing | |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | Greg Walker blocks the short jumper by Stephen Dail | 32-38 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Greg Walker pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Quinn Botkin is blocked by Jesse Weekes | 32-38 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | Greg Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses badly on a runner from the right block | 32-38 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes snags the defensive board | 32-38 |
| 11:30 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith steals it from Daniel Phillips | 32-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Mays (fresh) SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Willie Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Dail (fairly fresh) PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 32-38 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith buries a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Matthew Larson - foul #2 on Matthew Larson, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), Clarence Birdwell (PF) John Mays, Greg Walker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (PG), Robert Lucus (SG) Matthew Larson, Stephen Dail | |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 10:33 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 35-38 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jesse Weekes | 35-38 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Willie Jackson and the foul's on Dustin Holbrook - foul #1 on Dustin Holbrook, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF), Greg Walker (PF) Dustin Holbrook, Quinn Botkin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Murphy (PF) Jesse Weekes | |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the free throw | 35-41 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Greg Walker hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Pegues | 37-41 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus hits a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gene Cox | 37-43 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Robert Lucus is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Robert Lucus, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (SG), Quinn Botkin (C) Kenneth Smith, Clarence Birdwell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (SF), Jesse Weekes (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Willie Jackson, James Murphy, Daniel Phillips | |
| 08:08 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook drills a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Gene Cox - foul #2 on Gene Cox, team foul #6 | 39-43 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 40-43 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes blows the layup but he's hacked by Greg Walker - foul #2 on Greg Walker, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell (PF) Greg Walker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG) Gene Cox | |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes makes the 2nd free throw | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook is whistled for traveling | 40-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (SG) Charles Kawakami | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SG), Daniel Phillips (C) Robert Lucus, Albert Griffing | |
| 06:35 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips misses the lay-in | 40-44 |
| 06:34 | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Larson | 42-44 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes travels with the ball | 42-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Greg Walker (PF) Kevin Pegues, Dustin Holbrook, Clarence Birdwell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (PG), Robert Lucus (SG), James Murphy (PF) Matthew Larson, Stephen Dail, Jesse Weekes | |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | The refs have stopped play. James Murphy is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 42-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Powers (C) Quinn Botkin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Griffing (C) James Murphy | |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith clanks a shot from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips gets the rebound | 42-44 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Gene Cox connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Willie Jackson | 42-47 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), Scott Mertens (SG), Clarence Birdwell (C) John Mays, Kenneth Smith, John Powers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (SF), Jesse Weekes (PF) Willie Jackson, Daniel Phillips | |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 42-47 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail can't tip it in | 42-47 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | Greg Walker hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Clarence Birdwell | 44-47 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail banks in the layup on a great pass from Jesse Weekes and he's fouled by Clarence Birdwell - foul #1 on Clarence Birdwell, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (SG), Dustin Holbrook (SF), Quinn Botkin (C) Scott Mertens, Charles Kawakami, Clarence Birdwell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips (PF) Jesse Weekes | |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Quinn Botkin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Albert Griffing (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin's floater is tipped away by Daniel Phillips | 44-50 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Gene Cox | 44-50 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SF), Jesse Weekes (PF) Stephen Dail, Albert Griffing | |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips can't connect on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #4 | 44-50 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith is fouled on the floor by Willie Jackson - foul #3 on Willie Jackson, team foul #7 | 44-52 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Gene Cox connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 46-54 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Gene Cox steals the ball from Kenneth Smith | 46-54 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee | Gene Cox hits the finger roll | 46-56 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kevin Pegues | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gene Cox | 48-59 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Pegues - foul #2 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Mays (PG), Scott Mertens (SG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Clarence Birdwell (PF), John Powers (C) Kevin Pegues, Kenneth Smith, Dustin Holbrook, Greg Walker, Quinn Botkin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Albert Griffing (C) Gene Cox, Jesse Weekes | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson is hacked by Scott Mertens - foul #1 on Scott Mertens, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-59 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing grabs the offensive board | 48-59 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson runs out the clock | 48-59 |