| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Arthur King (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Childs (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Markus Duell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | John Childs inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | John Childs misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 24-35 |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Donald Smith pulls down the rebound | 24-35 |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly is fouled in the backcourt by Jesus Marquez - foul #3 on Jesus Marquez, team foul #1 | 24-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), John Jenkins (SF) Jesus Marquez, John Childs | |
| 19:28 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 24-35 |
| 19:27 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay misses the tip | 24-35 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens gets the rebound | 24-35 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Christopher Fay | 24-35 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee | Donald Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-35 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay gets the offensive rebound | 24-35 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | John Jenkins picks off the pass by Joshua Foster | 24-35 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | John Jenkins banks in the layup | 24-37 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Jenkins - foul #2 on John Jenkins, team foul #2 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SG), Richard Hurlbert (C) Arthur King, Christopher Stephens | |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi | John Jenkins is whistled for traveling | 26-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG) John Jenkins | |
| 17:24 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Shelly | 28-37 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Markus Duell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Donald Smith - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Stolberg (PF) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Arthur King, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Markus Duell makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi | Markus Duell misses the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | John Childs takes the ball from Mark Shelly in the backcourt | 28-38 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | John Jenkins lays it in on a great pass from John Childs | 28-40 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | William Stolberg misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-40 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | William Stolberg grabs the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 28-40 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi | John Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi | Millard Haislip is called for the reach on Markus Duell - foul #1 on Millard Haislip, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), James Croom (SG), Philip McGraw (SF), Matthew Espiritu (C) Mark Shelly, Millard Haislip, Joshua Foster, Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Richard Hurlbert (C) Gary King, Christopher Stephens | |
| 15:49 | Mississippi | Arthur King connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from John Childs | 28-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Croom (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Stolberg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Childs (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SG - Arthur King (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Jenkins (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Markus Duell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Tennessee | James Croom connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Warner and the foul's on John Childs - foul #2 on John Childs, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Smith (PF) William Stolberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG) Markus Duell | |
| 15:37 | Tennessee | James Croom makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez is fouled in the backcourt by Steve Warner - foul #1 on Steve Warner, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | John Jenkins can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 31-42 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert tips it home | 31-44 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Richard Hurlbert swats the short shot by Donald Smith | 31-44 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Jenkins | 31-44 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | John Childs is hacked by Philip McGraw - foul #1 on Philip McGraw, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG), Millard Haislip (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), Christopher Fay (C) Steve Warner, James Croom, Philip McGraw, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Markus Duell (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) John Jenkins, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 14:15 | Mississippi | Markus Duell misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 31-44 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | John Childs tips it home | 31-46 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly's pass is intercepted by Jesus Marquez | 31-46 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Arthur King lays it in set up by Jesus Marquez | 31-48 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | Arthur King doubles Joshua Foster and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Arthur King, team foul #4 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Stolberg (PF) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (SG), John Jenkins (PF) Arthur King, Christopher Stephens | |
| 13:17 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Millard Haislip | 33-48 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez is called for traveling | 33-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King | |
| 12:51 | Tennessee | William Stolberg hits a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Mark Shelly | 35-48 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Markus Duell hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Joshua Foster - foul #3 on Joshua Foster, team foul #5 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (SG), Matthew Espiritu (C) Millard Haislip, Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (SG), Richard Hurlbert (C) John Childs, Christopher Stephens | |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Markus Duell misses the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi | Markus Duell makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu is open and scores on a floater in the lane set up by Joshua Foster out of the doubleteam | 37-49 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Smith (PF) William Stolberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), John Childs (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, John Jenkins, Richard Hurlbert | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Croom (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Arthur King (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Childs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Markus Duell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Tennessee | John Childs steps in front of the James Croom pass | 37-49 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur King | 37-51 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-51 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Smith | 37-51 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu misses long on an open floater from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Smith | 37-51 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Donald Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Markus Duell gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-51 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee | Donald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Croom | 39-51 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Matthew Espiritu blocks the short jumper by John Childs | 39-51 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| 08:41 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster is fouled on the floor by John Childs - foul #3 on John Childs, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Millard Haislip (SG), Philip McGraw (SF), William Stolberg (PF), Christopher Fay (C) Mark Shelly, James Croom, Joshua Foster, Donald Smith, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (SG), John Jenkins (PF), Richard Hurlbert (C) Arthur King, Markus Duell, Christopher Stephens | |
| 08:29 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jesus Marquez - foul #4 on Jesus Marquez, team foul #6 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG) Jesus Marquez | |
| 08:29 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | John Childs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-51 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | William Stolberg gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-51 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on William Stolberg - foul #1 on William Stolberg, team foul #6 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez (PG), Markus Duell (PF) Arthur King, John Childs | |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | John Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-52 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Stolberg (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Gary King (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Markus Duell (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Hurlbert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Richard Hurlbert gets the rebound | 43-52 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | John Jenkins scores on a turnaround from the right block | 43-54 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Philip McGraw | 45-54 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | John Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Stolberg | 45-54 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | Markus Duell steals it from William Stolberg | 45-54 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | John Jenkins buries a shot from the right wing set up by Gary King | 45-56 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG), Joshua Foster (SF), Donald Smith (PF) Steve Warner, Philip McGraw, William Stolberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Markus Duell, Richard Hurlbert | |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Donald Smith is called for a charge - foul #2 on Donald Smith, team foul #7 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG) Gary King | |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | John Childs works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 45-59 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | John Childs is called for the reach on Joshua Foster - foul #4 on John Childs, team foul #7 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (SG), Markus Duell (C) Arthur King, Christopher Stephens | |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez is fouled on the floor by Mark Shelly - foul #2 on Mark Shelly, team foul #8 | 47-59 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 04:29 | Tennessee | Donald Smith grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster misses long on a runner from the baseline | 47-59 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay grabs the offensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary King - foul #3 on Gary King, team foul #8 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, Markus Duell | |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Arthur King is fouled on the floor by Donald Smith - foul #3 on Donald Smith, team foul #9 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (SG), Matthew Espiritu (C) Millard Haislip, Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Markus Duell (C) Christopher Stephens | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Arthur King makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Arthur King misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu pulls down the rebound | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Croom (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jesus Marquez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Arthur King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Childs (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Markus Duell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Tennessee | James Croom misses short on an open driving attempt from the left block | 49-60 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Jenkins | 49-60 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi | Mark Shelly steals it from Jesus Marquez in the backcourt | 49-60 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | James Croom lays it up and in set up by Mark Shelly | 51-60 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez can't finish the layup | 51-60 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (SG), Christopher Fay (C) James Croom, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (SG), Christopher Stephens (C) Arthur King, John Childs | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster misses the dunk attempt | 51-60 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Jenkins | 51-62 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Shelly | 53-62 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gary King | 53-64 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly drills a 3 from the left wing | 56-64 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | John Jenkins hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Christopher Stephens | 56-67 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-67 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Mark Shelly is called for the reach on Jesus Marquez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Shelly, team foul #10 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Childs (SF) John Jenkins | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez misses the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Donald Smith pulls down the rebound | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay double dribbles | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Markus Duell is called for traveling | 56-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG) Gary King | |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-68 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jesus Marquez runs out the clock | 58-68 |