| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Spann (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Cao (fresh) PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Michael Cao inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek is whistled for a carry | 31-32 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Micheal Cesar - foul #2 on Micheal Cesar, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot snags the defensive board | 32-32 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 32-32 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Yevgeny Zoltek - foul #2 on Yevgeny Zoltek, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-32 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann's pass is intercepted by Micheal Cesar | 32-32 |
| 17:38 | Tennessee | Michael Cao loses the dribble to Nicholas Anderson | 32-32 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson snags the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 32-32 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel pulls down the rebound | 32-32 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar scores on a 3 from straight away | 32-35 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann is fouled on the floor by Clarence Townsel - foul #2 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Christopher Laird (SF) Jeffrey Zybia, Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Justin Dey (PF), Henry Hanke (C) Clarence Townsel, Micheal Cesar, Michael Cao, Jerry Fontenot, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| 16:03 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird is hacked by Justin Dey - foul #3 on Justin Dey, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot (PF) Justin Dey | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird lays it in on a nice dish by James Dickerson | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Laird (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Spann (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Swanson (fresh) SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) SF - Dale Fiqueroa (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Fontenot (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Hanke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG), Ronald Edwards (C) Cecil Skinner, Christopher Spann | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Dey (PF) Jerry Fontenot | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Harold Corona comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee | Henry Hanke grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson loses the dribble to Christopher Laird | 34-35 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Laird | 36-35 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa banks in the layup | 36-37 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Harold Corona is hacked by Mathew Zoumis - foul #1 on Mathew Zoumis, team foul #5 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Cecil Skinner (SG), Nicholas Anderson (PF), Christopher Spann (C) Jeremy Macaulay, Harold Corona, Christopher Laird, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Micheal Cesar (SG), Michael Cao (SF), Jerry Fontenot (PF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Williams Swanson, Mathew Zoumis, Dale Fiqueroa, Justin Dey, Henry Hanke | |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Jerry Fontenot steals the ball from Cecil Skinner | 36-37 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-40 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 36-40 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner can't tip it in | 36-40 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Yevgeny Zoltek steals the ball from Nicholas Anderson | 36-40 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses long on a shot in the lane | 36-40 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Micheal Cesar steps in front of the Jeffrey Zybia pass | 36-40 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Laird (SF) James Dickerson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Justin Dey (PF), Henry Hanke (C) Clarence Townsel, Micheal Cesar, Jerry Fontenot, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Laird (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Spann (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Swanson (fresh) SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) SF - Michael Cao (fresh) PF - Justin Dey (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Henry Hanke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird is alone and drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Spann and he's hacked by Justin Dey - foul #4 on Justin Dey, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Christopher Spann | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot (PF) Justin Dey | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Jerry Fontenot | 39-42 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird's floater is knocked away by Jerry Fontenot | 39-42 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses the tip | 39-42 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Christopher Laird misses the dunk attempt | 39-42 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot buries a shot from the right block | 39-44 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Jeremy Macaulay and he's fouled by Henry Hanke - foul #1 on Henry Hanke, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Harold Corona (SG), Christopher Spann (PF) Jeremy Macaulay, Cecil Skinner, Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Micheal Cesar (SG), Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Yevgeny Zoltek (PF) Williams Swanson, Mathew Zoumis, Michael Cao, Jerry Fontenot | |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards misses the free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Henry Hanke | 41-44 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Henry Hanke snags the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-44 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses the lay-in | 41-44 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | Clarence Townsel steps in front of the Jeffrey Zybia pass | 41-44 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses the lay-in but the foul's on Ronald Edwards - foul #4 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (SG), James Dickerson (PF) Christopher Laird, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Dey (C) Henry Hanke | |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Harold Corona buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cecil Skinner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harold Corona (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Spann (fresh) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dale Fiqueroa (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Justin Dey (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Christopher Spann | 44-46 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Harold Corona | 47-46 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar is called for a charge - foul #3 on Micheal Cesar, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson (PF) Harold Corona | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG), Michael Cao (SF), Jerry Fontenot (PF) Clarence Townsel, Dale Fiqueroa, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 47-46 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Justin Dey gets the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot's fadeaway is rejected by Nicholas Anderson | 47-46 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-46 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Spann | 47-46 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann connects on the open turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey Zybia | 49-46 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Michael Cao and he's fouled by Nicholas Anderson - foul #2 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Christopher Laird (SF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeffrey Zybia, James Dickerson, Christopher Spann | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Micheal Cesar, Justin Dey | |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the free throw | 49-49 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards loses the ball out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SG) Cecil Skinner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | Jeremy Macaulay is called for the reach on Jerry Fontenot - foul #2 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #3 | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Christopher Laird (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) SF - Michael Cao (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot double dribbles | 49-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner (SG), Christopher Spann (PF) Harold Corona, Nicholas Anderson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (SG), Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Henry Hanke (C) Mathew Zoumis, Michael Cao, Jerry Fontenot | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Clarence Townsel is called for the reach on Jeremy Macaulay - foul #3 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #9 | 49-49 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | Henry Hanke snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-49 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Williams Swanson and he's fouled by Ronald Edwards - foul #5 on Ronald Edwards, team foul #4 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), James Dickerson (SF), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Jeremy Macaulay, Christopher Laird, Ronald Edwards | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (SG), Michael Cao (SF), Jerry Fontenot (PF) Williams Swanson, Dale Fiqueroa, Henry Hanke | |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jerry Fontenot | 49-52 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot is hacked by Nicholas Anderson - foul #3 on Nicholas Anderson, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-52 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Christopher Spann is alone and drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Dickerson | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Jerry Fontenot is blocked by Nicholas Anderson | 51-52 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar tips it back up and in | 51-54 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Cecil Skinner misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel grabs the defensive rebound | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Zybia is called for the reach on Clarence Townsel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel is hacked by Jeffrey Zybia - foul #2 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #7 | 51-54 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Nicholas Anderson is blocked by Yevgeny Zoltek | 51-54 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek snags the defensive board | 51-54 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Cecil Skinner is called for the reach on Yevgeny Zoltek in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cecil Skinner, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Cecil Skinner | 54-56 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Cecil Skinner is called for the reach on Micheal Cesar in the backcourt - foul #4 on Cecil Skinner, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Yevgeny Zoltek takes the ball from Christopher Spann | 54-58 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek runs out the clock | 54-58 |