| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ted Pack (fresh) SF - James Nagle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Forrester (fresh) C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alan Minzenberger (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Reese (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Leavens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ellington (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Jenkins (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | James Nagle inbounds the ball | 32-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | James Nagle pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 32-44 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to John Leavens | 32-44 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by William Jenkins | 32-46 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from James Nagle | 35-46 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | John Leavens hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 35-46 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | James Nagle misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-46 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | John Leavens snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Mosley | 35-46 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Henry Mosley | 35-46 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | John Reese is called for the reach on James Nagle in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Reese, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Michael Ours (SG), John Dooley (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Ted Pack, James Nagle, David Forrester, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill (PG), Ralph James (SG), Gary Shirley (SF), Jerry Hutchens (PF), Ruben Rhoades (C) Alan Minzenberger, John Reese, John Leavens, James Ellington, William Jenkins | |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski travels with the ball | 35-46 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens can't connect on a shot from the right side | 35-46 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades hits the follow up shot | 35-48 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi | John Dooley misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-48 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly snags the offensive board | 35-48 |
| 16:52 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly is wide open but clanks a jump hook near the basket | 35-48 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski hits a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Darnell Cargill - foul #2 on Darnell Cargill, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Ted Pack (SG), James Nagle (SF), Walter Holland (PF) Dwight Ray, Michael Ours, John Dooley, Billy Donnelly | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger (PG), John Reese (SG), Jeffrey McIntosh (SF), Gus Bueno (PF) Darnell Cargill, Ralph James, Gary Shirley, Jerry Hutchens | |
| 16:13 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-50 |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger tips it but misses | 38-50 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ted Pack (fresh) SF - James Nagle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Holland (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ian Milanowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alan Minzenberger (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SG - John Reese (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jeffrey McIntosh (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gus Bueno (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ruben Rhoades (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Walter Holland is open and lays it up and in | 40-50 |
| 15:18 | Tennessee | John Reese loses the ball out of bounds | 40-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Forrester (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Ted Pack, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ralph James (SG), John Leavens (SF), James Ellington (PF), William Jenkins (C) John Reese, Jeffrey McIntosh, Gus Bueno, Ruben Rhoades | |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | Walter Holland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-50 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | Ralph James misses the jumper from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi | David Forrester grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Walter Holland is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 40-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG) Abdul Guiterrez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | Dwight Ray is called for the reach on Alan Minzenberger - foul #1 on Dwight Ray, team foul #1 | 40-50 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | James Ellington is hacked by David Forrester - foul #2 on David Forrester, team foul #2 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Ours (SG) Walter Holland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill (PG) Alan Minzenberger | |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill is fouled on the floor by Henry Mosley - foul #2 on Henry Mosley, team foul #3 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dooley (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF) James Nagle, David Forrester | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey McIntosh (SG), Gary Shirley (SF) Ralph James, John Leavens | |
| 14:12 | Tennessee | Jeffrey McIntosh lays it in on a nice dish by Darnell Cargill | 40-52 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dwight Ray and he's hacked by James Ellington - foul #1 on James Ellington, team foul #3 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Ted Pack (SG), James Nagle (SF) Dwight Ray, Michael Ours, John Dooley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger (PG), John Reese (SG), Jerry Hutchens (PF), Ruben Rhoades (C) Darnell Cargill, Jeffrey McIntosh, James Ellington, William Jenkins | |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly makes the free throw | 43-52 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley lays it in set up by John Reese | 43-54 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi | James Nagle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-54 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly tips it but misses | 43-54 |
| 13:19 | Tennessee | John Reese gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 13:14 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Shirley | 43-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley drills a shot in the lane | 45-56 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | John Reese misses badly on the uncontested turnaround near the basket | 45-56 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly grabs the board | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 45-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Ours (SG), John Dooley (SF), David Forrester (PF), Walter Holland (C) Ted Pack, James Nagle, Billy Donnelly, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill (PG), Ralph James (SG), John Leavens (SF) Alan Minzenberger, John Reese, Gary Shirley | |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Abdul Guiterrez is called for the reach on Darnell Cargill - foul #2 on Abdul Guiterrez, team foul #4 | 45-56 |
| 12:21 | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | Ralph James gets the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Walter Holland denies the turnaround by Jerry Hutchens | 45-56 |
| 12:02 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-56 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | John Dooley is called for the reach on John Leavens - foul #4 on John Dooley, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Ted Pack (SG), James Nagle (SF) Abdul Guiterrez, Michael Ours, John Dooley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger (PG), James Ellington (PF), William Jenkins (C) Darnell Cargill, Jerry Hutchens, Ruben Rhoades | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Pack (fresh) SF - James Nagle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Forrester (fresh) C - Walter Holland (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alan Minzenberger (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ralph James (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Leavens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Ellington (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Jenkins (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger loses the dribble to Dwight Ray | 45-56 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Walter Holland is blocked by John Leavens | 45-56 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee | James Ellington grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | John Leavens connects on the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Alan Minzenberger | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Jenkins - foul #1 on William Jenkins, team foul #4 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Ours (SG), Billy Donnelly (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Ted Pack, David Forrester, Walter Holland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill (PG), John Reese (SG), Gary Shirley (SF), Gus Bueno (C) Alan Minzenberger, Ralph James, John Leavens, William Jenkins | |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | Gary Shirley misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | James Nagle grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | James Nagle comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee | James Ellington snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-58 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly gets the rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | James Nagle hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Dwight Ray and the foul's on James Ellington - foul #2 on James Ellington, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Ted Pack (SG), Henry Mosley (C) Dwight Ray, Michael Ours, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger (PG), Jerry Hutchens (PF), William Jenkins (C) Darnell Cargill, James Ellington, Gus Bueno | |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | James Nagle misses the free throw | 49-58 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens is hacked by Henry Mosley - foul #3 on Henry Mosley, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dooley (SF), David Forrester (PF) James Nagle, Billy Donnelly | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey McIntosh (SF) Gary Shirley | |
| 09:12 | Tennessee | John Reese is hacked by Ted Pack - foul #3 on Ted Pack, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee | John Reese misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley tips it in | 51-58 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Jeffrey McIntosh misses the jumper from the left side | 51-58 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | Jerry Hutchens is called for the reach on David Forrester - foul #3 on Jerry Hutchens, team foul #6 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Holland (SG), Billy Donnelly (PF) Ted Pack, David Forrester | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ralph James (SG), John Leavens (SF), Gus Bueno (PF), Ruben Rhoades (C) John Reese, Jeffrey McIntosh, Jerry Hutchens, William Jenkins | |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | John Dooley comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-58 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Holland (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Dooley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Billy Donnelly (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Henry Mosley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alan Minzenberger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SG - Ralph James (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Leavens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gus Bueno (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ruben Rhoades (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Henry Mosley swats the short shot by Ralph James | 51-58 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | John Dooley grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | John Dooley misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-58 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ruben Rhoades | 51-58 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee | John Leavens evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by John Dooley - foul #5 on John Dooley, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Michael Ours (SG), James Nagle (SF), David Forrester (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Walter Holland, John Dooley, Billy Donnelly, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill (PG), Jeffrey McIntosh (SG), James Ellington (PF), William Jenkins (C) Alan Minzenberger, Ralph James, Gus Bueno, Ruben Rhoades | |
| 06:32 | Tennessee | John Leavens misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee | John Leavens makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ian Milanowski, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Reese (SG), Gary Shirley (SF) Jeffrey McIntosh, John Leavens | |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | James Nagle takes the ball from Gary Shirley | 51-59 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray is whistled for a carry | 51-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (SG) Michael Ours | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens (PF), Ruben Rhoades (C) James Ellington, William Jenkins | |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens is fouled on the floor by Dwight Ray - foul #2 on Dwight Ray, team foul #10 | 51-59 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski is called for traveling | 51-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG) Dwight Ray | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ralph James (SG) John Reese | |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez is hacked by Darnell Cargill - foul #3 on Darnell Cargill, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Ours (SG), Billy Donnelly (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Ted Pack, David Forrester, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger (PG), Jeffrey McIntosh (SF), James Ellington (PF) Darnell Cargill, Gary Shirley, Jerry Hutchens | |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | Jeffrey McIntosh buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Alan Minzenberger and he's hacked by Abdul Guiterrez - foul #3 on Abdul Guiterrez, team foul #11 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Jenkins (C) Ruben Rhoades | |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | Jeffrey McIntosh makes the free throw | 53-63 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Michael Ours is hacked by Ralph James - foul #2 on Ralph James, team foul #8 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG), Walter Holland (SF) Abdul Guiterrez, James Nagle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Reese (SG) Ralph James | |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Michael Ours makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi | Michael Ours misses the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Jeffrey McIntosh gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | James Ellington misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Henry Mosley - foul #4 on Henry Mosley, team foul #12 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darnell Cargill (PG) Alan Minzenberger | |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | James Ellington makes the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | James Ellington makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Michael Ours is fouled on the floor by John Reese - foul #3 on John Reese, team foul #9 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Forrester (PF) Billy Donnelly | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Leavens (SF), Jerry Hutchens (PF), Ruben Rhoades (C) Jeffrey McIntosh, James Ellington, William Jenkins | |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Michael Ours makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Michael Ours makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Ours (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Holland (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Forrester (fairly fresh) C - Henry Mosley (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Darnell Cargill (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Reese (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Leavens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Hutchens (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ruben Rhoades (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Darnell Cargill | 56-67 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Michael Ours is fouled in the backcourt by John Reese - foul #4 on John Reese, team foul #10 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Nagle (SF), Ian Milanowski (C) Walter Holland, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ralph James (SG) John Reese | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Michael Ours makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Michael Ours makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | John Leavens buries a jump hook from the right block set up by Ralph James | 58-69 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Ted Pack (SG), Walter Holland (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF) Dwight Ray, Michael Ours, James Nagle, David Forrester | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger (PG), John Reese (SG), James Ellington (PF), William Jenkins (C) Darnell Cargill, Ralph James, Jerry Hutchens, Ruben Rhoades | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Walter Holland comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 58-69 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | John Leavens snags the defensive board | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 58-69 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski pulls down the rebound | 58-69 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 58-69 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski misses the tip | 58-69 |
| 01:49 | Tennessee | William Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | William Jenkins is hacked by Abdul Guiterrez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Abdul Guiterrez, team foul #13 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Nagle (SF), David Forrester (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Walter Holland, Billy Donnelly, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ralph James (SG), Jerry Hutchens (PF) John Reese, James Ellington | |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | William Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | William Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez is hacked by Alan Minzenberger - foul #2 on Alan Minzenberger, team foul #11 | 58-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Reese (SG), James Ellington (PF) Ralph James, Jerry Hutchens | |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | James Ellington grabs the defensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | James Ellington is hacked by Abdul Guiterrez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Abdul Guiterrez, team foul #14 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (PG) Abdul Guiterrez | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ralph James (SG), Ruben Rhoades (C) John Reese, William Jenkins | |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | James Ellington makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 01:14 | Tennessee | James Ellington makes the 2nd free throw | 59-73 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | James Nagle comes up short on the runner in the lane | 59-73 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ruben Rhoades | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | James Nagle steals the ball from John Leavens | 59-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray is hacked by John Leavens in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Leavens, team foul #12 | 59-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Reese (SG), William Jenkins (C) Ralph James, Ruben Rhoades | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Alan Minzenberger runs out the clock | 61-73 |