| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 5 pts. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Alton Parker inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 28-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Dwight Jones (C) William Parker, Vernon Fletcher, Curtis Hines | |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Chad Smith knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Bradley Dunning | 28-32 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 31-32 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Richard Knight's floater is knocked away by Leroy Carpenter | 31-32 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Randall Murray tips it in | 31-34 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Harold Payne can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Dwight Jones | 31-34 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Alton Parker snags the defensive board | 31-34 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Harold Payne hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-34 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | Richard Knight loses the ball out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Curtis Hines (C) Richard Knight, Randall Murray, Dwight Jones | |
| 17:17 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Parker - foul #2 on William Parker, team foul #1 | 31-34 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-34 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher tips it back up and in | 33-36 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the lay-in | 33-36 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | Alton Parker tips it home | 35-36 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning clanks a jumper from the left side | 35-36 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 15:52 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter buries a floater from the right wing | 37-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Mississippi | William Parker is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-36 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo lays it up and in on a nice dish by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 39-36 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | Bradley Dunning is called for the reach on Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #3 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (PF), Robert Goss (C) Laurence Mozingo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SF) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher | |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | Chad Smith swats the short shot by Randall Mosquera | 39-39 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | Robert Goss tips it in | 41-39 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Alton Parker blocks the short jumper by Curtis Hines | 41-39 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee | Harold Payne's fadeaway is rejected by Chad Smith | 41-39 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | Chad Smith grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Alton Parker snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses long on a shot from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | William Parker snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | William Parker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | Robert Goss gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:40 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera travels with the ball | 41-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo (PF) Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Marcus Ludwig (C) Paul Mathieu, Richard Knight, Curtis Hines | |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Chad Smith is blocked by Randall Mosquera | 41-39 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Alton Parker | 41-39 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | Harold Payne scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Chad Smith splits the doubleteam and buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from William Parker | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Harold Payne (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Alton Parker (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcus Ludwig (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera connects on the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Harold Payne | 46-41 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi | William Parker misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-41 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | William Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | William Parker hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Bradley Dunning | 46-44 |
| 10:33 | Tennessee | Harold Payne buries a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 49-44 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits a jumper from the left side and the foul's on William Parker - foul #3 on William Parker, team foul #3 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (PG), Fausto Russo (SG), Robert Goss (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne, Alton Parker, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Curtis Hines (C) William Parker, Vernon Fletcher, Marcus Ludwig | |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Robert Goss snags the offensive board | 51-46 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the dunk attempt | 51-46 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Robert Goss tips it back up and in | 53-46 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Leroy Carpenter blocks the short jumper by Chad Smith | 53-46 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Randall Murray double dribbles | 53-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), William Parker (SG) Bradley Dunning, Richard Knight | |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | Randall Murray steps in front of the Robert Dixon pass | 53-46 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | William Parker banks in the layup on a great pass from Randall Murray | 53-48 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 55-48 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | William Parker is hacked by Leroy Carpenter - foul #2 on Leroy Carpenter, team foul #1 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Laurence Mozingo (PF) Robert Dixon, Fausto Russo, Randall Mosquera | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Jason Williams (PF) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Chad Smith | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher is hacked by Robert Goss - foul #2 on Robert Goss, team foul #2 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alton Parker (SF) Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG), Chad Smith (PF) William Parker, Jason Williams | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chad Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Curtis Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Alton Parker - foul #2 on Alton Parker, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (C) Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Richard Knight, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses the shot from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Jason Williams snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is fouled on the floor by Robert Goss - foul #3 on Robert Goss, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (C) Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) William Parker, Vernon Fletcher, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| 06:08 | Mississippi | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is called for the reach on Bradley Dunning - foul #3 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), William Parker (SG) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray | |
| 05:51 | Mississippi | Randall Mosquera is called for the reach on Richard Knight - foul #2 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Harold Payne, Randall Mosquera | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF) Paul Mathieu, Richard Knight | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning's pass is intercepted by Robert Dixon | 55-50 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith lays it in set up by Robert Dixon | 57-50 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | William Parker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-50 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Alton Parker clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning pulls down the rebound | 57-50 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is hacked by Vernon Fletcher - foul #1 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (PG), Randall Mosquera (SF), Robert Goss (PF), Robert Powell (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Alton Parker, Laurence Mozingo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu (PG), Richard Knight (SG), Randall Murray (SF), Jason Williams (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, William Parker, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Curtis Hines | |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 57-52 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Robert Powell tips it in | 59-52 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi | Paul Mathieu knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Richard Knight | 59-55 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the floater from the baseline | 59-55 |
| 03:20 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera gets the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Goss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Paul Mathieu (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Richard Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jason Williams (fresh) C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | Harold Payne clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Paul Mathieu - foul #2 on Paul Mathieu, team foul #5 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Dixon, Robert Powell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), William Parker (SG), Chad Smith (PF), Curtis Hines (C) Paul Mathieu, Randall Murray, Jason Williams, Dwight Jones | |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines lays it up and in set up by William Parker | 61-57 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alton Parker (SF), Laurence Mozingo (PF) Randall Mosquera, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher (SF) Richard Knight | |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 61-57 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo hits the follow up shot | 63-57 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter is hacked by Vernon Fletcher - foul #2 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo is fouled on the floor by William Parker - foul #4 on William Parker, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi | William Parker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Harold Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Vernon Fletcher is called for the reach on Alton Parker - foul #3 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG), Randall Mosquera (PF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chad Smith | 65-60 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Harold Payne lays it up and in set up by Fausto Russo | 67-60 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | William Parker buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Bradley Dunning | 67-63 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Laurence Mozingo (PF) Fausto Russo, Randall Mosquera | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | William Parker is called for the reach on Alton Parker in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Parker, team foul #9 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Knight (SG) William Parker | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Laurence Mozingo steps in front of the Vernon Fletcher pass | 69-63 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Bradley Dunning is called for the reach on Alton Parker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #10 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG), Randall Mosquera (PF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Alton Parker takes the ball from Chad Smith | 71-63 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 71-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Alton Parker is hacked by Richard Knight in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Knight, team foul #11 | 71-63 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Curtis Hines grabs the defensive rebound | 72-63 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi | Leroy Carpenter steals the ball from Richard Knight | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Harold Payne runs out the clock | 72-63 |