| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) PF - John Kaufman (fresh) C - Daniel Bridger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) SF - Pablo Castaneda (fresh) PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) C - Anthony Cunniff (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Anthony Cunniff | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Pablo Castaneda - foul #1 on Pablo Castaneda, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bridger - foul #1 on Daniel Bridger, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee | James Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 2-3 |
| 18:39 | Tennessee | James Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue loses the ball out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi | Daniel Bridger blocks the short jumper by Anthony Cunniff | 2-3 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee | John Kaufman snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:52 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Reavis | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Anthony Cunniff - foul #1 on Anthony Cunniff, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee | James Stewart grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | John Kaufman buries a shot in the lane set up by James Stewart | 4-3 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda loses the dribble to John Kaufman | 4-3 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | John Kaufman tips it home | 6-3 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-3 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SG), Greg Moon (SF), Andrew Wright (PF), Ronald Biller (C) Mark Quinn, Pablo Castaneda, Freddy Bozek, Anthony Cunniff | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) PF - John Kaufman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) SG - Hank Hanna (fresh) SF - Greg Moon (fresh) PF - Andrew Wright (fresh) C - Ronald Biller (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Stewart | 9-3 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Ronald Biller is called for traveling | 9-3 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG) Sammy Donahue | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:03 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Gordy | 12-3 |
| 14:43 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 12-3 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | John Kaufman snags the defensive board | 12-3 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee | Greg Moon is called for the reach on Andrew Reavis - foul #1 on Greg Moon, team foul #3 | 12-3 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG) Donald Gordy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG), Pablo Castaneda (SF), Freddy Bozek (PF), Anthony Cunniff (C) Mark Eggert, Hank Hanna, Andrew Wright, Ronald Biller | |
| 14:09 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Andrew Reavis and he's fouled by Freddy Bozek - foul #1 on Freddy Bozek, team foul #4 | 14-3 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the free throw | 15-3 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff travels with the ball | 15-3 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-3 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Freddy Bozek | 15-3 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda steps out of bounds on the sideline | 15-3 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG) Greg Moon | |
| 12:54 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Bridger | 17-3 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi | Andrew Reavis is called for the reach on Mark Quinn - foul #1 on Andrew Reavis, team foul #2 | 17-3 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG) Sammy Donahue | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SF), Andrew Wright (C) Pablo Castaneda, Anthony Cunniff | |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-3 |
| 12:02 | Tennessee | John Kaufman makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Daniel Bridger | 19-3 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-3 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn grabs the offensive board | 19-3 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Kaufman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) SG - Mark Quinn (fairly fresh) SF - Hank Hanna (fresh) PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 3 pts. C - Andrew Wright (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-3 |
| 11:24 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis gets the rebound | 19-3 |
| 11:05 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the jumper from the right wing | 21-3 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Gordy - foul #1 on Donald Gordy, team foul #3 | 21-3 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), Richard Dunbar (C) Donald Gordy, Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda (SF), Anthony Cunniff (C) Mark Quinn, Freddy Bozek | |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert makes the 1st free throw | 21-4 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Mark Eggert makes the 2nd free throw | 21-5 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses long on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Mark Eggert - foul #1 on Mark Eggert, team foul #5 | 21-5 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | John Kaufman makes the 1st free throw | 22-5 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | John Kaufman makes the 2nd free throw | 23-5 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Hank Hanna | 23-7 |
| 09:59 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Reavis | 26-7 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff makes the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Richard Dunbar - foul #1 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #4 | 26-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG) James Stewart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (PG) Mark Eggert | |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff misses the free throw | 26-9 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | John Kaufman gets the rebound | 26-9 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis travels with the ball | 26-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger (C) Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek (PF) Andrew Wright | |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | John Kaufman denies the turnaround by Anthony Cunniff | 26-9 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-9 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | John Kaufman is called for the reach on Greg Moon - foul #1 on John Kaufman, team foul #5 | 26-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Habimana Aujla (SF) Felix Collazo, Andrew Reavis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG), Mark Quinn (SG) Greg Moon, Hank Hanna | |
| 08:25 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda loses the ball out of bounds | 26-9 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger misses the easy layup | 26-9 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Anthony Cunniff | 26-9 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by John Kaufman - foul #2 on John Kaufman, team foul #6 | 26-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG), Christopher Slane (PF) Sammy Donahue, John Kaufman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SF) Pablo Castaneda | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff makes the 1st free throw | 26-10 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff misses the 2nd free throw | 26-10 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger grabs the board | 26-10 |
| 07:40 | Tennessee | James Stewart double dribbles | 26-10 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis (SF), Richard Dunbar (C) Habimana Aujla, Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Wright (C) Anthony Cunniff | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) C - Richard Dunbar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) SF - Hank Hanna (fresh) PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Wright (fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 26-12 |
| 07:08 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Stewart | 29-12 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna misses long on a runner from close range but the foul's on Christopher Slane - foul #1 on Christopher Slane, team foul #7 | 29-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG) James Stewart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (SG), Pablo Castaneda (SF) Mark Quinn, Freddy Bozek | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna makes the 1st free throw | 29-13 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna makes the 2nd free throw | 29-14 |
| 06:18 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-14 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna gets the rebound | 29-14 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Greg Moon is whistled for traveling | 29-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), Daniel Bridger (C) Donald Gordy, Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff (C) Mark Eggert | |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Felix Collazo | 31-14 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Pablo Castaneda is denied by Daniel Bridger | 31-14 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo gets the rebound | 31-14 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Felix Collazo and he's hacked by Andrew Wright - foul #1 on Andrew Wright, team foul #6 | 33-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Habimana Aujla (SF) Felix Collazo, Andrew Reavis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Quinn (SG), Freddy Bozek (PF) Hank Hanna, Andrew Wright | |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane makes the free throw | 34-14 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-14 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda hits the follow up shot | 34-16 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Christopher Slane | 37-16 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Christopher Slane - foul #2 on Christopher Slane, team foul #8 | 37-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (PF) Christopher Slane | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Eggert (PG) Pablo Castaneda | |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek makes the 1st free throw | 37-17 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek makes the 2nd free throw | 37-18 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the fadeaway in the lane | 39-18 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Habimana Aujla steals it from Mark Quinn | 39-18 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla lays it in | 41-18 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Dunbar - foul #2 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #9 | 41-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG), Andrew Reavis (SF), John Kaufman (PF) Sammy Donahue, Habimana Aujla, Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Hank Hanna (SF), Andrew Wright (C) Greg Moon, Anthony Cunniff | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek misses the 1st free throw | 41-18 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek makes the 2nd free throw | 41-19 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kaufman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Dunbar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Mark Eggert (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Quinn (fresh) SF - Hank Hanna (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Freddy Bozek (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Wright (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | The jump hook by John Kaufman is blocked by Andrew Wright | 41-19 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi | Freddy Bozek pulls down the rebound | 41-19 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi | Andrew Reavis steals it from Mark Eggert | 41-19 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy misses the turnaround from the right block | 41-19 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright pulls down the rebound | 41-19 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Mark Quinn connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Freddy Bozek | 41-22 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Kaufman and the foul's on Mark Quinn - foul #1 on Mark Quinn, team foul #7 | 43-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG) James Stewart | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Moon (SG), Pablo Castaneda (SF) Mark Quinn, Freddy Bozek | |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses the free throw | 43-22 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | Andrew Wright pulls down the rebound | 43-22 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-22 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar gets the rebound | 43-22 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Gordy | 46-22 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Andrew Reavis - foul #2 on Andrew Reavis, team foul #10 | 46-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), Daniel Bridger (C) Donald Gordy, Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff (C) Greg Moon | |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda misses the 1st free throw | 46-22 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda makes the 2nd free throw | 46-23 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 46-23 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Hank Hanna pulls down the rebound | 46-23 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Andrew Wright | 46-26 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 46-26 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff pulls down the rebound | 46-26 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi | Pablo Castaneda drills a shot from just outside the lane | 46-28 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Sammy Donahue | 48-28 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Anthony Cunniff misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-28 |