| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Parker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Vernon Fletcher inbounds the ball | 39-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi | Chad Smith can't finish the layup | 39-33 |
| 19:46 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera tips it home | 39-35 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi | William Parker is hacked by Otis Hughes - foul #1 on Otis Hughes, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Williams (C) Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Jason Williams is called for traveling | 39-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Marcus Ludwig (PF) Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Vernon Fletcher - foul #2 on Vernon Fletcher, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Vernon Fletcher, Marcus Ludwig, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Alton Parker pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager clanks a shot from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Randall Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | William Parker is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Parker, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Chad Smith, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG), Robert Powell (C) Otis Hughes, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-37 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera tips it back up and in | 39-39 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-39 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Alton Parker | 39-42 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Jason Williams misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Powell - foul #1 on Robert Powell, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Chad Smith (PF) Cedric Halpin, William Parker, Joseph Warren | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Fausto Russo, Robert Powell | |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Jason Williams makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi | Jason Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 15:40 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 41-42 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Chad Smith | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Bradley Dunning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Fletcher (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chad Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joseph Yeager | 41-42 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 41-42 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | Alton Parker tips it back up and in | 41-44 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Alton Parker steals the ball from Randall Murray | 41-44 |
| 14:30 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera's fadeaway is rejected by Chad Smith | 41-44 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is fouled on the floor by Joseph Yeager - foul #3 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Dwight Jones (C) Randall Murray, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Fausto Russo (SG), Robert Powell (C) Otis Hughes, Joseph Yeager, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 13:53 | Mississippi | Chad Smith drills a jump hook from the left block | 43-44 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses the easy layup | 43-44 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | Chad Smith misses the dunk attempt | 43-44 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Smith | 43-44 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | William Parker dunks the ball set up by Bradley Dunning | 45-44 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Dreher | 45-46 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses badly on a shot from the right side | 45-46 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Randall Mosquera | 45-46 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Chad Smith steps in front of the Robert Powell pass | 45-46 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | William Parker is fouled on the floor by Fausto Russo - foul #3 on Fausto Russo, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Joseph Warren (PF) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Joseph Yeager (SG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Larry Dreher, Randall Mosquera, Alton Parker | |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | William Parker clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-46 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to William Parker | 45-46 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | William Parker connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Cedric Halpin | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Parker (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Fausto Russo (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the shot from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | Otis Hughes picks off the pass by Cedric Halpin in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 10:38 | Tennessee | Joseph Warren steals it from Joseph Yeager | 47-46 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren is called for traveling | 47-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Jason Williams (C) Cedric Halpin, Randall Murray, Joseph Warren, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Weissman (PF) Robert Powell | |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | William Weissman is fouled on the floor by Chad Smith - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF), Alton Parker (PF) Otis Hughes, William Weissman | |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Alton Parker drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Yeager | 47-48 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi | William Parker clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi | Chad Smith snags the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi | Chad Smith hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Bradley Dunning | 49-48 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits a turnaround from close range | 49-50 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | William Parker hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-50 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Leroy Carpenter | 49-50 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 49-50 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Jason Williams pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning loses the dribble to Joseph Yeager | 49-50 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter hits the finger roll set up by Alton Parker | 49-52 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | Jason Williams misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee | Alton Parker pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Chad Smith is called for the reach on Leroy Carpenter - foul #2 on Chad Smith, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Larry Dreher (SG), William Weissman (SF), David Trinh (PF), Robert Powell (C) Joseph Yeager, Fausto Russo, Randall Mosquera, Alton Parker, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 07:09 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Otis Hughes | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Parker (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Dwight Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Dreher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Weissman (fresh) PF - David Trinh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones is fouled on the floor by Robert Powell - foul #2 on Robert Powell, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Chad Smith (PF) Cedric Halpin, Joseph Warren | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:48 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 49-54 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | William Parker tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 51-54 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher snags the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Robert Powell misses short on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Chad Smith - foul #3 on Chad Smith, team foul #5 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Marcus Ludwig (PF) Bradley Dunning, Randall Murray, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF), Alton Parker (PF) William Weissman, David Trinh | |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Robert Powell misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Robert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | William Parker clanks a floater from the left side | 51-55 |
| 05:55 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Powell | 51-55 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes is called for traveling in the backcourt | 51-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG), Chad Smith (PF) Cedric Halpin, Marcus Ludwig | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG) Larry Dreher | |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | William Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 51-55 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Alton Parker hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-57 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | William Parker clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Robert Powell grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses long on a jumper from close range | 51-57 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses long on an open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones hits the follow up shot | 53-57 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Alton Parker can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 53-57 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 53-57 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Chad Smith can't throw it down | 53-57 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Dwight Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Randall Mosquera steps in front of the William Parker pass | 53-57 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes lays it in on a great pass from Randall Mosquera | 53-59 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | William Parker clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fausto Russo - foul #4 on Fausto Russo, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cedric Halpin (PG), Randall Murray (SF), Joseph Warren (PF), Jason Williams (C) Bradley Dunning, Vernon Fletcher, Chad Smith, Dwight Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Joseph Yeager (SG), William Weissman (SF), David Trinh (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Otis Hughes, Fausto Russo, Randall Mosquera, Alton Parker, Robert Powell | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | William Parker misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | William Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher loses the dribble to Randall Murray | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Cedric Halpin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Parker (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randall Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Warren (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. C - Jason Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Larry Dreher (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Weissman (fresh) PF - David Trinh (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Joseph Warren is whistled for a carry | 54-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning (PG) William Parker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG), Randall Mosquera (SF), Alton Parker (PF) Larry Dreher, William Weissman, David Trinh | |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | Alton Parker scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Joseph Yeager | 54-61 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Warren | 57-61 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Bradley Dunning steals the ball from Leroy Carpenter | 57-61 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | Alton Parker gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Jason Williams picks off the pass by Randall Mosquera | 57-61 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Parker (SG), Vernon Fletcher (SF), Chad Smith (PF), Dwight Jones (C) Cedric Halpin, Randall Murray, Joseph Warren, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG) Fausto Russo | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Chad Smith - foul #4 on Chad Smith, team foul #7 | 57-61 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | William Parker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dwight Jones | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Alton Parker is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Dunning - foul #3 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SF) Randall Mosquera | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | William Parker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Alton Parker | 60-65 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Alton Parker is fouled in the backcourt by William Parker - foul #3 on William Parker, team foul #9 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF) Joseph Yeager | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | William Parker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-67 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes pulls down the rebound | 60-67 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Dunning - foul #4 on Bradley Dunning, team foul #10 | 60-67 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Bradley Dunning misses the 3 from the left wing | 60-68 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Bradley Dunning | 60-68 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | The clock runs out | 60-68 |