| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Hamilton (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Myrie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Perry (fresh) 10 pts. C - Paul Wilson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Pham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Peter Pham inbounds the ball | 21-21 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Tennessee | Peter Pham drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi | Joseph Armstrong denies the turnaround by Daniel Lamb | 21-24 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman grabs the defensive rebound | 21-24 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses short on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Myrie - foul #1 on Robert Myrie, team foul #1 | 21-24 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee | David Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Michael Tinklenberg steps in front of the Daniel Lamb pass in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Michael Tinklenberg | 21-27 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-27 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson can't tip it in | 21-27 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 21-27 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | William Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 21-27 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman grabs the board | 21-27 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee | Robert Myrie steals it from Peter Pham | 21-27 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 21-27 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson tips it home | 23-27 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb snags the defensive board | 23-27 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Myrie | 25-27 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg's pass is intercepted by Daniel Lamb in the backcourt | 25-27 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb slams it home | 27-27 |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Peter Pham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-27 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman tips it in | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Robert Myrie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Perry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Paul Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Stephens (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Pham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradford Dingman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | William Hamilton connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Daniel Lamb | 29-29 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses short on a jumper from close range | 29-29 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Robert Myrie scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by William Hamilton | 32-29 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | William Hamilton steals the ball from Bradford Dingman | 32-29 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | Robert Myrie comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-29 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi | William Hamilton grabs the offensive rebound | 32-29 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-29 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry tips it back up and in | 34-29 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry is fouled on the floor by Peter Pham - foul #1 on Peter Pham, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (PG), John Llewellyn (SG), Steven Bowne (SF), Jason Engelhardt (PF) Daniel Lamb, William Hamilton, Robert Myrie, Thomas Perry | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SG), Harold Nadeau (C) David Stephens, Bradford Dingman | |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the 3 from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Paul Bagley steals it from Steven Bowne | 34-32 |
| 11:40 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg is fouled on the floor by Paul Wilson - foul #3 on Paul Wilson, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Perry (PF) Paul Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SG), Bradford Dingman (C) Michael Tinklenberg, Joseph Armstrong | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Llewellyn (fresh) SF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Perry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Bowne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Paul Bagley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Stephens (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Pham (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Harold Nadeau (fresh) C - Bradford Dingman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Steven Bowne - foul #2 on Steven Bowne, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Steven Bowne misses the dunk | 34-34 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | Peter Pham pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | Steven Bowne picks off the pass by Peter Pham | 34-34 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau is hacked by John Llewellyn - foul #1 on John Llewellyn, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (PG), Robert Myrie (SF), William Hamilton (C) John Llewellyn, Jason Engelhardt, Steven Bowne | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Joseph Armstrong (PF) Peter Pham, Bradford Dingman | |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William Hamilton | 34-34 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb blows the layup | 34-34 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi | Michael Tinklenberg steals it from William Hamilton | 34-34 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee | David Stephens travels with the ball | 34-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Bowne (PF), Paul Wilson (C) Joseph Thompson, Thomas Perry | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman (C) Harold Nadeau | |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Robert Myrie is fouled on the floor by Joseph Armstrong - foul #3 on Joseph Armstrong, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt (PF) Robert Myrie | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SF) Paul Bagley | |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb makes the runner from close range | 36-34 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Steven Bowne picks off the pass by Michael Tinklenberg | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Steven Bowne (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Stephens (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Peter Pham (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradford Dingman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Paul Wilson, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Myrie (SF) Steven Bowne | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SG), Harold Nadeau (C) David Stephens, Bradford Dingman | |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Peter Pham | 36-37 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Armstrong - foul #4 on Joseph Armstrong, team foul #3 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (PG) Daniel Lamb | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | William Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (SG), Steven Bowne (PF) William Hamilton, Jason Engelhardt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SG) Michael Tinklenberg | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Steven Bowne banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Thompson and he's fouled by Joseph Armstrong - foul #5 on Joseph Armstrong, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Perry (PF) Paul Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman (C) Joseph Armstrong | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Steven Bowne misses the free throw | 39-37 |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee | Peter Pham drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Bagley | 39-40 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Harold Nadeau blocks the short jumper by Steven Bowne | 39-40 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Peter Pham clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman can't tip it in | 39-40 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Thomas Perry | 39-40 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee | David Stephens pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Joseph Thompson - foul #2 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (PG), William Hamilton (SG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), Paul Wilson (C) Joseph Thompson, John Llewellyn, Robert Myrie, Steven Bowne | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG) Peter Pham | |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Nadeau | 39-40 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman buries a shot from the baseline set up by Michael Tinklenberg | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Perry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Stephens (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Paul Bagley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bradford Dingman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 39-42 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-42 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | David Stephens is called for the reach on Daniel Lamb - foul #1 on David Stephens, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Bowne (SF) Thomas Perry | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SF) Paul Bagley | |
| 02:20 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-42 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | David Stephens grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Harold Nadeau is denied by Paul Wilson | 39-42 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Daniel Lamb | 39-42 |
| 02:03 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Myrie (SF) Jason Engelhardt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Bradford Dingman steals it from Robert Myrie | 39-42 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Peter Pham comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Lamb - foul #3 on Daniel Lamb, team foul #7 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Perry (PF) Steven Bowne | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Peter Pham makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Peter Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi | William Hamilton buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Daniel Lamb | 41-44 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Peter Pham gets the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is hacked by Daniel Lamb - foul #4 on Daniel Lamb, team foul #8 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SG) David Stephens | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Peter Pham makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Peter Pham makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb can't tip it in | 41-46 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Michael Tinklenberg | 41-46 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Lamb - foul #5 on Daniel Lamb, team foul #9 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (PG) Daniel Lamb | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SG) Peter Pham | |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-46 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | William Hamilton gets the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Robert Myrie comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | William Hamilton gets the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry is called for traveling | 41-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SF) Michael Tinklenberg | |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Thompson - foul #3 on Joseph Thompson, team foul #10 | 41-46 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman misses the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Thomas Perry clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Paul Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 41-46 |