| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 11 pts. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Harold Taormina (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Marijan Solinski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Greer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton inbounds the ball | 29-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Harold Taormina, team foul #1 | 29-22 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | William King misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Marijan Solinski - foul #3 on Marijan Solinski, team foul #2 | 29-22 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | William King misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 18:43 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Steele - foul #2 on Steven Steele, team foul #1 | 30-22 |
| 18:43 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton makes the 1st free throw | 30-23 |
| 18:43 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | William King comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-24 |
| 18:24 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 17:57 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Harold Taormina | 30-26 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Willie Lewis, team foul #2 | 30-26 |
| 17:10 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Steele - foul #3 on Steven Steele, team foul #3 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG) David Wooten | |
| 17:10 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski makes the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 17:10 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 16:41 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 16:16 | Vanderbilt | Willie Lewis steals the ball from Michael Greer | 30-28 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | William King hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 30-28 |
| 16:10 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 15:41 | Vanderbilt | Steven Steele is called for the reach on Charles Wiggins - foul #4 on Steven Steele, team foul #4 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Albert Tseng (PF), John Milan (C) Willie Lewis, Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG) Harold Taormina | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Albert Tseng (fresh) C - John Milan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Marijan Solinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Greer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:12 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Albert Tseng | 30-28 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | William King is fouled on the floor by David Wooten - foul #2 on David Wooten, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan (PF) William King | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:41 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Albert Tseng, team foul #5 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG) Barry Davis | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:13 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Michael Greer steps in front of the Albert Tseng pass | 30-28 |
| 13:32 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton is fouled on the floor by John Milan - foul #2 on John Milan, team foul #6 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), William King (SF), Robert Smith (C) Stan Conley, Jerry Morgan, John Milan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina (SG) Charles Wiggins | |
| 13:18 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten is hacked by Willie Lewis - foul #2 on Willie Lewis, team foul #7 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Steele (PF) Albert Tseng | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:18 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 13:18 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi | Robert Smith banks in the layup set up by Willie Lewis | 32-30 |
| 12:39 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton is hacked by William King - foul #1 on William King, team foul #8 | 32-30 |
| 12:39 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Steven Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi | Robert Smith knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Willie Lewis | 34-30 |
| 12:00 | Vanderbilt | Steven Steele blocks the short jumper by Marijan Solinski | 34-30 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Steven Steele | 34-30 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | William King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG) Willie Lewis | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), Enrique Morales (PF), Bret Hawkins (C) David Wooten, Marijan Solinski, Michael Greer | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) SG - Harold Taormina (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Enrique Morales (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bret Hawkins (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | Robert Smith clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 34-30 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Harold Taormina takes the ball from Robert Smith | 34-30 |
| 10:12 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG) Stan Conley | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Houston (SG), Wayne McNeal (SF), Marijan Solinski (PF), Michael Greer (C) Harold Taormina, Scott Benton, Enrique Morales, Bret Hawkins | |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Barry Davis buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Lewis | 37-30 |
| 09:23 | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 09:22 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski snags the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 08:55 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski misses badly on a floater from the right side | 37-30 |
| 08:54 | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal tips it in | 37-32 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis lays it in on a great pass from Steven Steele | 39-32 |
| 08:03 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski is whistled for a carry | 39-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG), Albert Tseng (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF), John Milan (C) Barry Davis, William King, Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Harold Taormina (SG), Scott Benton (SF), Bret Hawkins (C) Charles Wiggins, James Houston, Wayne McNeal, Michael Greer | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi | John Milan loses the dribble to Bret Hawkins | 39-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stan Conley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) PF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) C - John Milan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Harold Taormina (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Marijan Solinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bret Hawkins (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 06:35 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 06:06 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), William King (SF), Steven Steele (PF), Robert Smith (C) Stan Conley, Albert Tseng, Jerry Morgan, John Milan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer (C) Bret Hawkins | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | Robert Smith knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William King | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 05:25 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 41-32 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | William King buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Steele | 44-32 |
| 04:44 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Wooten | 44-34 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Robert Smith clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Harold Taormina - foul #2 on Harold Taormina, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales (PF) Marijan Solinski | |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 04:23 | Vanderbilt | Michael Greer grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 04:03 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Wooten | 44-36 |
| 03:46 | Mississippi | Steven Steele hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Willie Lewis | 47-36 |
| 03:27 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Harold Taormina | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Taormina (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Enrique Morales (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Greer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by David Wooten - foul #3 on David Wooten, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG) Willie Lewis | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), James Houston (SG), Marijan Solinski (PF) David Wooten, Harold Taormina, Enrique Morales | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi | Robert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 02:51 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski is hacked by Steven Steele - foul #5 on Steven Steele, team foul #9 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (PF), John Milan (C) Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal (SF), Bret Hawkins (C) Scott Benton, Michael Greer | |
| 02:51 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 02:51 | Vanderbilt | Marijan Solinski misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-40 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | William King misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Marijan Solinski - foul #4 on Marijan Solinski, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Robert Smith (C) Stan Conley, John Milan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Harold Taormina (SG), Scott Benton (SF), Michael Greer (C) Charles Wiggins, James Houston, Wayne McNeal, Bret Hawkins | |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | William King misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 01:59 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | Barry Davis pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng is hacked by David Wooten - foul #4 on David Wooten, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), James Houston (SG), Wayne McNeal (SF), Enrique Morales (PF), Bret Hawkins (C) David Wooten, Harold Taormina, Scott Benton, Marijan Solinski, Michael Greer | |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 01:23 | Vanderbilt | Wayne McNeal double dribbles | 52-40 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 01:02 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Charles Wiggins | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 00:55 | Vanderbilt | James Houston misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-40 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | William King grabs the defensive rebound | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Robert Smith scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Willie Lewis | 54-40 |
| 00:23 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Barry Davis - foul #1 on Barry Davis, team foul #10 | 54-40 |
| 00:23 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 00:23 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis runs out the clock | 54-41 |