| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) SG - James Nagle (fresh) SF - John Dooley (fresh) PF - Michael Ours (fresh) C - Henry Mosley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) SF - Gerald Villafane (fresh) PF - Noel Askew (fresh) C - John Mattis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi | John Dooley misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Mississippi | Ted Pack comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Briggs | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi | James Nagle scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Dooley | 3-3 |
| 18:24 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew makes the contested turnaround from close range set up by Mark Briggs | 3-5 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi | Michael Ours clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Ted Pack | 3-5 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi | John Dooley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 17:39 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis pulls down the rebound | 3-5 |
| 17:20 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-5 |
| 17:18 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 16:57 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:55 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis snags the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 16:42 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs is whistled for a carry | 3-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Dwight Ray (SG), David Forrester (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Ted Pack, James Nagle, John Dooley, Michael Ours, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (PG), Duane Hackbarth (SG), Stephen Gaston (SF), Jeffery Powell (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) John Ouellette, Mark Briggs, Gerald Villafane, Noel Askew, John Mattis | |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski is fouled on the floor by Duane Hackbarth - foul #1 on Duane Hackbarth, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Fred Dixon - foul #1 on Fred Dixon, team foul #2 | 3-5 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:01 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Stephen Gaston, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) SG - Dwight Ray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Forrester (fresh) PF - Billy Donnelly (fresh) C - Ian Milanowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Fred Dixon (fresh) SG - Duane Hackbarth (fresh) SF - Stephen Gaston (fresh) PF - Jeffery Powell (fresh) C - Scotty Fiorini (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly clanks a shot in the paint | 5-5 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi | David Forrester can't tip it in | 5-5 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski tips it back up and in | 7-5 |
| 15:19 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini hits a jump hook from close range and the foul's on Abdul Guiterrez - foul #1 on Abdul Guiterrez, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Nagle (SG) Dwight Ray | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG) Fred Dixon | |
| 15:19 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini makes the free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Jeffery Powell steals it from Abdul Guiterrez | 7-8 |
| 14:29 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 7-8 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Billy Donnelly | 7-8 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly is hacked by Stephen Gaston - foul #2 on Stephen Gaston, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), Michael Ours (PF), Bryan Towers (C) Abdul Guiterrez, Billy Donnelly, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs (SG), Gerald Villafane (SF), Noel Askew (PF), John Mattis (C) Duane Hackbarth, Stephen Gaston, Jeffery Powell, Scotty Fiorini | |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | James Nagle scores on a shot in the paint | 9-8 |
| 13:50 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Ted Pack gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Michael Ours hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 9-8 |
| 13:33 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:28 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Forrester - foul #1 on David Forrester, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (SG), John Dooley (SF), Henry Mosley (C) James Nagle, David Forrester, Bryan Towers | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:28 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette misses the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:28 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi | Dwight Ray buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ted Pack | 12-9 |
| 12:55 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew is hacked by Ted Pack - foul #1 on Ted Pack, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (PG), Duane Hackbarth (SG), Jeffery Powell (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) John Ouellette, Mark Briggs, Noel Askew, John Mattis | |
| 12:33 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini hits a shot from the left side set up by Fred Dixon | 12-11 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Scotty Fiorini - foul #1 on Scotty Fiorini, team foul #5 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Nagle (SG) Dwight Ray | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Mark Briggs (SG), Noel Askew (PF), John Mattis (C) Fred Dixon, Duane Hackbarth, Gerald Villafane, Scotty Fiorini | |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:53 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Henry Mosley - foul #1 on Henry Mosley, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG) Ted Pack | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane (SF) Jeffery Powell | |
| 11:53 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew misses the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:53 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Abdul Guiterrez (fresh) SG - James Nagle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Dooley (fresh) PF - Michael Ours (fresh) C - Henry Mosley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerald Villafane (fresh) PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Mattis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 14-12 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to John Dooley | 14-12 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Noel Askew picks off the pass by John Dooley | 14-12 |
| 10:54 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gerald Villafane | 14-15 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Michael Ours misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 14-15 |
| 10:36 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 10:07 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette is hacked by Abdul Guiterrez - foul #2 on Abdul Guiterrez, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), Dwight Ray (SG), David Forrester (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Abdul Guiterrez, James Nagle, John Dooley, Michael Ours, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (PG), Duane Hackbarth (SG), Jeffery Powell (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) John Ouellette, Mark Briggs, Noel Askew, John Mattis | |
| 09:44 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 14-15 |
| 09:43 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini tips it back up and in | 14-17 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi | Ted Pack can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 14-17 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly tips it in | 16-17 |
| 09:02 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Nagle (SG) Dwight Ray | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Mark Briggs (SG), Noel Askew (PF), John Mattis (C) Fred Dixon, Duane Hackbarth, Gerald Villafane, Scotty Fiorini | |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Jeffery Powell is called for the reach on Billy Donnelly - foul #1 on Jeffery Powell, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini (SF) Jeffery Powell | |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | David Forrester comes up short on the shot from close range | 16-17 |
| 08:20 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew gets the rebound | 16-17 |
| 07:51 | Vanderbilt | Ian Milanowski picks off the pass by Mark Briggs | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Nagle (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Forrester (fresh) PF - Billy Donnelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ian Milanowski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scotty Fiorini (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - John Mattis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi | James Nagle loses the dribble to Mark Briggs | 16-17 |
| 07:16 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | James Nagle grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Noel Askew is called for the reach on Ian Milanowski - foul #1 on Noel Askew, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Walter Holland (PG), John Dooley (SF), Michael Ours (PF) Ted Pack, David Forrester, Billy Donnelly | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth (SG), Gerald Villafane (SF), Jeffery Powell (PF) Mark Briggs, Noel Askew, John Mattis | |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Ian Milanowski misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:05 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Gerald Villafane | 16-17 |
| 06:45 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth is fouled on the floor by James Nagle - foul #1 on James Nagle, team foul #6 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dwight Ray (SG), Henry Mosley (C) James Nagle, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 06:27 | Vanderbilt | Jeffery Powell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-17 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | John Dooley snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi | John Dooley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Dwight Ray | 19-17 |
| 05:48 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth is fouled on the floor by Dwight Ray - foul #1 on Dwight Ray, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ted Pack (PG), James Nagle (SG) Walter Holland, Dwight Ray | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew (PF), John Mattis (C) Jeffery Powell, Scotty Fiorini | |
| 05:48 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:48 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth misses the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 05:48 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis grabs the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 05:31 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs (SG) Duane Hackbarth | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | John Dooley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley's layup is rejected by Noel Askew | 19-18 |
| 05:10 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette pulls down the rebound | 19-18 |
| 04:50 | Vanderbilt | John Dooley steals it from John Mattis | 19-18 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | Michael Ours can't finish the layup | 19-18 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley gets the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Michael Ours misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Noel Askew - foul #2 on Noel Askew, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Forrester (SF) John Dooley | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (PG), Jeffery Powell (PF) John Ouellette, Noel Askew | |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Michael Ours makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Michael Ours makes the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 04:15 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 04:13 | Vanderbilt | Jeffery Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 03:57 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis's pass is intercepted by Michael Ours | 21-18 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley hits a shot from the left block | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ted Pack (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Nagle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Forrester (fresh) PF - Michael Ours (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Mosley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Fred Dixon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Villafane (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffery Powell (fresh) C - John Mattis (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-18 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | Ted Pack gets the rebound | 23-18 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | James Nagle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez (PG), Dwight Ray (SG), John Dooley (SF), Billy Donnelly (PF), Ian Milanowski (C) Ted Pack, James Nagle, David Forrester, Michael Ours, Henry Mosley | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Duane Hackbarth (SG), Stephen Gaston (SF), Noel Askew (PF), Scotty Fiorini (C) Fred Dixon, Mark Briggs, Gerald Villafane, Jeffery Powell, John Mattis | |
| 02:42 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 23-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs (SG) Duane Hackbarth | |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | John Dooley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 23-18 |
| 02:26 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew pulls down the rebound | 23-18 |
| 01:57 | Vanderbilt | Ian Milanowski is called for the reach on Mark Briggs - foul #1 on Ian Milanowski, team foul #8 | 23-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Mattis (C) Scotty Fiorini | |
| 01:57 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 01:57 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs misses the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Billy Donnelly hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 23-19 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Donnelly | 23-19 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Noel Askew takes the ball from Dwight Ray | 23-19 |
| 00:52 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-21 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez is hacked by John Ouellette - foul #1 on John Ouellette, team foul #9 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Nagle (SG), David Forrester (SF), Michael Ours (PF), Henry Mosley (C) Dwight Ray, John Dooley, Billy Donnelly, Ian Milanowski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth (SG), Gerald Villafane (SF), Scotty Fiorini (C) Mark Briggs, Stephen Gaston, John Mattis | |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 00:40 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini misses the driving attempt from close range | 23-21 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Henry Mosley gets the rebound | 23-21 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Abdul Guiterrez connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 26-21 |