| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Troy Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) SF - William Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson inbounds the ball | 33-25 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Michael Tinklenberg | 35-25 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Michael Tinklenberg takes the ball from Daniel Lamb | 35-25 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg is fouled on the floor by Daniel Lamb - foul #3 on Daniel Lamb, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG) Daniel Lamb | |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-25 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi | Isaac Jackson blocks the short jumper by William Hamilton | 35-25 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Silvernail | 35-25 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-25 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 17:52 | Tennessee | Clarence O'Kell picks off the pass by Bradford Dingman | 35-25 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | William Hamilton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Isaac Jackson - foul #1 on Isaac Jackson, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 35-25 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett grabs the board | 35-25 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Tinklenberg | 37-25 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi | William Hamilton works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-25 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | Peter Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Bradford Dingman | 39-25 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi | William Hamilton knocks in the floater from the right side | 39-27 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Isaac Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Troy Bennett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradford Dingman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Llewellyn (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Thompson (fairly fresh) SF - William Hamilton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph Silvernail (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | Peter Pham comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-27 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell gets the rebound | 39-27 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | Bradford Dingman swats the short shot by Clarence O'Kell | 39-27 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Peter Pham | 39-27 |
| 15:08 | Tennessee | John Llewellyn steals it from Michael Tinklenberg in the backcourt | 39-27 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | William Hamilton throws it down on a nice dish by John Llewellyn | 39-29 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg loses the dribble to John Llewellyn | 39-29 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), David Thomas (SG), Michael Mobley (SF), Keith Pitts (C) Michael Tinklenberg, Peter Pham, Isaac Jackson, Bradford Dingman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (PG), Gino Rogers (SG), Jason Engelhardt (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF), James Shackelford (C) John Llewellyn, Joseph Thompson, William Hamilton, Clarence O'Kell, Ralph Silvernail | |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Ralph Elsea picks off the pass by David Stephens | 39-29 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | James Shackelford loses the ball out of bounds | 39-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman (C) Troy Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:18 | Tennessee | David Stephens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | James Shackelford grabs the board | 39-29 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb lays it in | 39-31 |
| 12:41 | Tennessee | David Thomas buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Mobley | 42-31 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb loses the dribble to David Stephens in the backcourt | 42-31 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | David Stephens banks in the layup | 44-31 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Daniel Lamb and he's hacked by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #2 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SG), Troy Bennett (PF) David Thomas, Bradford Dingman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (SG), William Hamilton (SF) Gino Rogers, Jason Engelhardt | |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 11:53 | Tennessee | David Stephens can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses the tip | 44-34 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Shackelford | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Stephens (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Mobley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Troy Bennett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) SF - William Hamilton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Elsea (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Shackelford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Ralph Elsea hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 44-34 |
| 11:41 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Ralph Elsea is called for the reach on David Stephens - foul #2 on Ralph Elsea, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Isaac Jackson (SF), Bradford Dingman (C) David Stephens, Michael Mobley, Keith Pitts | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Ralph Elsea, James Shackelford | |
| 10:57 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett dunks the ball | 46-34 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Michael Tinklenberg steals it from Daniel Lamb | 46-34 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is called for traveling | 46-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Gino Rogers (SG) Daniel Lamb, Joseph Thompson | |
| 09:51 | Mississippi | Troy Bennett is called for the reach on Gino Rogers - foul #3 on Troy Bennett, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Keith Pitts (C) Bradford Dingman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Shackelford (C) Ralph Silvernail | |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | William Hamilton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Troy Bennett - foul #4 on Troy Bennett, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | William Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Troy Bennett | 46-35 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee | Peter Pham comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 46-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), Michael Mobley (SF) Michael Tinklenberg, Isaac Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson (SG) Gino Rogers | |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | Joseph Thompson steals the ball from Keith Pitts | 46-35 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman (C) Troy Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (PG), Jason Engelhardt (SF) John Llewellyn, William Hamilton | |
| 08:43 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-35 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb drills a fadeaway from the left block | 46-37 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Peter Pham drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Stephens | 49-37 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt can't throw it down | 49-37 |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Peter Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Stephens (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Peter Pham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Mobley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Keith Pitts (fairly fresh) C - Bradford Dingman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) SF - Jason Engelhardt (fresh) PF - Clarence O'Kell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Shackelford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 07:23 | Tennessee | Peter Pham pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Peter Pham knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb can't connect on a runner from the right block | 52-37 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Jason Engelhardt knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Thompson | 52-39 |
| 06:15 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is fouled on the floor by Daniel Lamb - foul #4 on Daniel Lamb, team foul #3 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), David Thomas (SG), Troy Bennett (PF), Isaac Jackson (C) David Stephens, Peter Pham, Keith Pitts, Bradford Dingman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG), Gino Rogers (SG), William Hamilton (SF), Ralph Elsea (PF), Ralph Silvernail (C) Daniel Lamb, Joseph Thompson, Jason Engelhardt, Clarence O'Kell, James Shackelford | |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a nice dish by David Thomas | 54-39 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-42 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the contested jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Tinklenberg | 56-42 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | William Hamilton hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Llewellyn | 56-44 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-44 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | William Hamilton grabs the board | 56-44 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | John Llewellyn scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing | 56-47 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee | David Thomas hits the follow up shot | 58-47 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SG), Bradford Dingman (C) David Thomas, Michael Mobley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb (PG), Joseph Thompson (SG), Clarence O'Kell (PF) John Llewellyn, Gino Rogers, Ralph Elsea | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Troy Bennett - foul #5 on Troy Bennett, team foul #5 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Keith Pitts (PF) Troy Bennett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Keith Pitts (fresh) C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Daniel Lamb (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Hamilton (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence O'Kell (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Ralph Silvernail (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-49 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi | Daniel Lamb misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-49 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Isaac Jackson | 58-49 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Peter Pham | 60-49 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-49 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell tips it in | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Lamb - foul #5 on Daniel Lamb, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SF) Isaac Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Llewellyn (PG) Daniel Lamb | |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | John Llewellyn is called for the reach on Michael Tinklenberg - foul #2 on John Llewellyn, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Ralph Silvernail is called for the reach on Keith Pitts - foul #2 on Ralph Silvernail, team foul #6 | 60-51 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Ralph Silvernail is called for the reach on Bradford Dingman - foul #3 on Ralph Silvernail, team foul #7 | 60-51 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman makes the 1st free throw | 61-51 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Keith Pitts - foul #1 on Keith Pitts, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson (SF) David Stephens | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts is hacked by John Llewellyn in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Llewellyn, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SF) Isaac Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | David Stephens steals it from William Hamilton | 64-53 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | David Stephens throws it down | 66-53 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Joseph Thompson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 66-53 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Clarence O'Kell denies the turnaround by Peter Pham | 66-53 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | William Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail knocks in the shot in the lane set up by John Llewellyn and he's hacked by Bradford Dingman - foul #2 on Bradford Dingman, team foul #7 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson (SF) David Stephens | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Ralph Silvernail misses the free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Clarence O'Kell is called for the reach on Peter Pham - foul #3 on Clarence O'Kell, team foul #9 | 66-55 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Clarence O'Kell pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | William Hamilton is hacked by Isaac Jackson - foul #2 on Isaac Jackson, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | William Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Isaac Jackson | 66-55 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg runs out the clock | 66-55 |