| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Tovar (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zachary Frey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Burr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Coyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | David Stillwell inbounds the ball | 39-35 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi | Jason Love comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Ruben Scriven - foul #3 on Ruben Scriven, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG) Ruben Scriven | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 19:46 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | William Burr lays it in on a nice dish by Mark McKee and the foul's on Jerry Morgan - foul #1 on Jerry Morgan, team foul #1 | 41-37 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee | David Coyer grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee | Mark McKee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-37 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi | David Stillwell connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Harvey King | 42-40 |
| 18:25 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee | William Burr can't tip it in | 42-40 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | Jason Love snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | David Stillwell double dribbles | 42-40 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Morgan | 42-40 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Jason Love hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-43 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey loses the ball out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson (SF) Zachary Frey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:00 | Mississippi | David Stillwell is hacked by David Coyer - foul #1 on David Coyer, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Andrew Sullivan (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), John Milan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Jason Love, Harvey King, David Stillwell, Donald Rew, Jerry Morgan | |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses short on a jumper from the right side | 42-43 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is fouled on the floor by Andrew Sullivan - foul #2 on Andrew Sullivan, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Luis Zamora - foul #1 on Luis Zamora, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), Donald Rew (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) Andrew Sullivan, John Milan, Reginald Vavra | |
| 16:01 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Cuthbertson (fresh) PF - William Burr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - David Coyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Scott Phillips (fresh) SG - Harvey King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Rew (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Harry Tovar picks off the pass by Jerry Morgan | 43-43 |
| 15:33 | Tennessee | William Burr misses the lay-in | 43-43 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | Harvey King snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips loses the dribble to Mark McKee in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 15:28 | Tennessee | Mark McKee lays it up and in | 45-43 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan is hacked by David Coyer - foul #2 on David Coyer, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Zachary Frey (SF) Mark McKee, Philip Cuthbertson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), David Stillwell (SF) Scott Phillips, Luis Zamora | |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Love | 45-45 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | William Burr comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jerry Morgan - foul #2 on Jerry Morgan, team foul #4 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nelson Williams (C) David Coyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | William Burr misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi | William Burr blocks the short jumper by Donald Rew | 46-45 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ruben Scriven | 49-45 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Harvey King's pass is intercepted by Zachary Frey | 49-45 |
| 13:19 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (SG), Philip Cuthbertson (SF), Jeffrey Lowman (PF), David Coyer (C) Harry Tovar, Zachary Frey, William Burr, Nelson Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG), John Milan (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Harvey King, Donald Rew, Jerry Morgan | |
| 13:14 | Mississippi | Jason Love is hacked by Ruben Scriven in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ruben Scriven, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG) Ruben Scriven | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan's pass is intercepted by Mark McKee | 49-45 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark can't finish the layup | 49-45 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | David Stillwell grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Philip Cuthbertson picks off the pass by Andrew Sullivan | 49-45 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Reginald Vavra steals it from David Coyer | 49-45 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John Milan | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Cuthbertson (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Lowman (fresh) C - David Coyer (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Andrew Sullivan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Stillwell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Milan (fresh) 6 pts. C - Reginald Vavra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman misses long on a floater near the basket | 49-48 |
| 11:44 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark grabs the offensive board | 49-48 |
| 11:32 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson is fouled on the floor by Andrew Sullivan - foul #3 on Andrew Sullivan, team foul #5 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harry Tovar (SG), Zachary Frey (SF), William Burr (PF), Nelson Williams (C) Stephan Clark, Philip Cuthbertson, Jeffrey Lowman, David Coyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Harvey King (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Donald Rew (PF), Jerry Morgan (C) Jason Love, Andrew Sullivan, David Stillwell, John Milan, Reginald Vavra | |
| 11:18 | Tennessee | Donald Rew denies the turnaround by William Burr | 49-48 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Luis Zamora | 49-48 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Scott Phillips | 49-50 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey gets the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee | Jerry Morgan swats the shot by William Burr | 49-50 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Donald Rew | 49-50 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Harvey King | 49-53 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | Jerry Morgan swats the layup by William Burr | 49-53 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | Donald Rew grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Harvey King misses the jumper from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora snags the offensive board | 49-53 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora is hacked by Zachary Frey - foul #1 on Zachary Frey, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (SG), Philip Cuthbertson (SF), David Coyer (C) Harry Tovar, Zachary Frey, Nelson Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), David Stillwell (SF) Scott Phillips, Luis Zamora | |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Jason Love can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | David Stillwell tips it back up and in | 49-55 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee | William Burr splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by David Coyer - foul #3 on David Coyer, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (PF) Donald Rew | |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Burr | 51-56 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee | William Burr evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround near the basket | 53-56 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Harvey King's fadeaway is rejected by David Coyer | 53-56 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | David Coyer grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee | William Burr drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Cuthbertson (fresh) PF - William Burr (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - David Coyer (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Harvey King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Stillwell (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Milan (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jerry Morgan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | David Stillwell buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Love | 55-59 |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark misses long on a floater in the lane | 55-59 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Jason Love makes the floater from the left wing set up by Harvey King | 55-61 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson is hacked by David Stillwell - foul #2 on David Stillwell, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Harry Tovar (SG), Zachary Frey (SF), Jeffrey Lowman (PF), Nelson Williams (C) Mark McKee, Stephan Clark, Philip Cuthbertson, William Burr, David Coyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), Andrew Sullivan (SG), Luis Zamora (SF), Donald Rew (PF), Reginald Vavra (C) Jason Love, Harvey King, David Stillwell, John Milan, Jerry Morgan | |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is fouled on the floor by Andrew Sullivan - foul #4 on Andrew Sullivan, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi | Reginald Vavra pulls down the rebound | 55-61 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora is fouled on the floor by Nelson Williams - foul #1 on Nelson Williams, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Luis Zamora misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman snags the defensive board | 55-61 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the contested 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-61 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 58-61 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman pulls down the rebound | 58-61 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | Scott Phillips is called for the reach on Ruben Scriven in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Phillips, team foul #8 | 58-61 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Donald Rew is hacked by Jeffrey Lowman - foul #3 on Jeffrey Lowman, team foul #8 | 60-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), David Stillwell (SF) Scott Phillips, Luis Zamora | |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Donald Rew misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams gets the rebound | 60-62 |
| 05:05 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the contested floater from the left block set up by Zachary Frey | 62-62 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Donald Rew drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Sullivan and he's hacked by Jeffrey Lowman - foul #4 on Jeffrey Lowman, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson (SF), William Burr (PF) Zachary Frey, Jeffrey Lowman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harvey King (SG), Jerry Morgan (C) Andrew Sullivan, Reginald Vavra | |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the free throw | 62-65 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 04:35 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-65 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Rew | 62-65 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams tips it home | 64-65 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Donald Rew's layup is rejected by Philip Cuthbertson | 64-65 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Jason Love snags the offensive board | 64-65 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Nelson Williams - foul #2 on Nelson Williams, team foul #10 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Stephan Clark (SG), David Coyer (C) Ruben Scriven, Harry Tovar, Nelson Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Luis Zamora (SF), John Milan (PF) David Stillwell, Donald Rew | |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Cuthbertson (fresh) PF - William Burr (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - David Coyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jason Love (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Harvey King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Luis Zamora (fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Milan (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | John Milan steps in front of the Mark McKee pass | 64-67 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan misses the fadeaway in the paint | 64-67 |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | William Burr grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | William Burr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Harry Tovar (SG), Zachary Frey (SF) Mark McKee, Stephan Clark, Philip Cuthbertson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG), David Stillwell (SF), Donald Rew (PF) Jason Love, Luis Zamora, John Milan | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips is hacked by Ruben Scriven - foul #5 on Ruben Scriven, team foul #11 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Jeffrey Lowman (PF) Ruben Scriven, William Burr | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Sullivan (SG) Harvey King | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi | Scott Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Burr (PF) Jeffrey Lowman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG), Harvey King (SG) Scott Phillips, Andrew Sullivan | |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-69 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | David Stillwell snags the defensive board | 64-69 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Donald Rew throws it down on a great pass from David Stillwell and he's hacked by Zachary Frey - foul #2 on Zachary Frey, team foul #12 | 64-71 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Donald Rew makes the free throw | 64-72 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee | William Burr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Mark McKee is called for the reach on Jerry Morgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark McKee, team foul #13 | 64-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Phillips (PG) Jason Love | |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 64-73 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 64-74 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | William Burr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (SG), Philip Cuthbertson (SF), Jeffrey Lowman (PF), Nelson Williams (C) Harry Tovar, Zachary Frey, William Burr, David Coyer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Harvey King is hacked by Stephan Clark in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephan Clark, team foul #14 | 64-74 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Harvey King makes the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | Donald Rew picks off the pass by Stephan Clark | 64-76 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | David Stillwell is hacked by Mark McKee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark McKee, team foul #15 | 64-76 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | David Stillwell makes the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | David Stillwell misses the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams gets the rebound | 64-77 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | Harvey King steals it from Mark McKee in the backcourt | 64-77 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | David Stillwell lays it in set up by Harvey King | 64-79 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Philip Cuthbertson | 66-79 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | David Stillwell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-79 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Donald Rew tips it home | 66-81 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Harvey King is called for the reach on Stephan Clark - foul #2 on Harvey King, team foul #9 | 66-81 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Love (PG) Scott Phillips | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark makes the 1st free throw | 67-81 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 68-81 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Jason Love runs out the clock | 68-81 |