| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) SG - John Aponte (fresh) SF - Milton Libbey (fresh) PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) C - Donald Clayton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fresh) SG - Clyde Esposito (fresh) SF - Robert Labadie (fresh) PF - Norbert Dickinson (fresh) C - Charlie Cosenza (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton hits a wide open fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Milton Libbey | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith steals the ball from Stephen Dail | 2-0 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti hits a driving attempt in the lane | 4-0 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Labadie | 4-3 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-3 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti hits the follow up shot | 6-3 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie misses the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti grabs the board | 6-3 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 6-3 |
| 17:14 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail is hacked by Milton Libbey - foul #1 on Milton Libbey, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-3 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Clayton | 9-3 |
| 16:12 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie connects on the shot from the right block on a great pass from Stephen Dail | 9-5 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith is fouled on the floor by Stephen Dail - foul #1 on Stephen Dail, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski (C) Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Milton Walker (C) Norbert Dickinson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Aponte (fresh) SF - Milton Libbey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Josef Kizewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clyde Esposito (fresh) SF - Robert Labadie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charlie Cosenza (fresh) C - Milton Walker (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Milton Walker swats the short shot by Josef Kizewski | 9-5 |
| 15:27 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski gets the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charlie Cosenza - foul #1 on Charlie Cosenza, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF), Clifford Smith (PF) John Aponte, Gregorio Moretti | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-5 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza tips it in | 11-7 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi | Robert Labadie is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Robert Labadie, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG), John Aponte (SG) Kenneth Smith, Milton Libbey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Bryan (PG), Yong Meng (SG), William Brashears (SF), David Horn (PF) Stephen Dail, Clyde Esposito, Robert Labadie, Charlie Cosenza | |
| 14:05 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 11-7 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | David Horn snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 11-7 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski blows the layup | 11-7 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | David Horn gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 11-7 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi | Frank Bryan steals the ball from Charles Kawakami | 11-7 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan hits the finger roll | 11-9 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Clifford Smith and he's hacked by Milton Walker - foul #1 on Milton Walker, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Milton Libbey (SG), Donald Clayton (C) Christopher Majkowski, John Aponte, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (PG), Clyde Esposito (SG), Robert Labadie (SF), Norbert Dickinson (PF), Charlie Cosenza (C) Frank Bryan, Yong Meng, William Brashears, David Horn, Milton Walker | |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | Josef Kizewski makes the free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Charlie Cosenza and he's fouled by Josef Kizewski - foul #1 on Josef Kizewski, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti (PF) Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson misses the free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:43 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton gets the rebound | 14-11 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Milton Libbey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Clyde Esposito (fresh) SF - Robert Labadie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norbert Dickinson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charlie Cosenza (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | Clyde Esposito picks off the pass by Gregorio Moretti | 14-11 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith steals the ball from Robert Labadie | 14-11 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith lays it in | 16-11 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie is called for traveling | 16-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (SG) Charles Kawakami | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:07 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from John Aponte | 18-11 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 18-11 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey grabs the defensive rebound | 18-11 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti banks in the layup on a nice dish by Milton Libbey and the foul's on Norbert Dickinson - foul #1 on Norbert Dickinson, team foul #5 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Milton Walker (C) Norbert Dickinson | |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti makes the free throw | 21-11 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 21-11 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti pulls down the rebound | 21-11 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi | Gregorio Moretti hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 21-11 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton grabs the offensive rebound | 21-11 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi | Milton Walker steps in front of the John Aponte pass | 21-11 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Milton Libbey - foul #2 on Milton Libbey, team foul #4 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Clifford Smith (PF), Josef Kizewski (C) Kenneth Smith, Milton Libbey, Gregorio Moretti, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Bryan (SG), William Brashears (SF), Norbert Dickinson (PF) Clyde Esposito, Robert Labadie, Charlie Cosenza | |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the 2nd free throw | 21-13 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Christopher Majkowski | 23-13 |
| 07:31 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-13 |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Milton Walker hits the follow up shot | 23-15 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Christopher Majkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Aponte (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) PF - Clifford Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Josef Kizewski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Bryan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Brashears (fresh) PF - Norbert Dickinson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Milton Walker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Clifford Smith | 25-15 |
| 06:50 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail buries a shot in the paint | 25-17 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | John Aponte can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Frank Bryan - foul #1 on Frank Bryan, team foul #6 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Milton Libbey (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF) Christopher Majkowski, Charles Kawakami, Clifford Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito (SG), Robert Labadie (SF), Charlie Cosenza (PF) Stephen Dail, William Brashears, Norbert Dickinson | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 26-17 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | John Aponte misses the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 06:32 | Tennessee | Charlie Cosenza grabs the defensive rebound | 26-17 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Clyde Esposito | 26-20 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | Milton Libbey knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Aponte | 28-20 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan is fouled on the floor by John Aponte - foul #1 on John Aponte, team foul #5 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami (SF), Donald Clayton (C) John Aponte, Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Horn (PF) Milton Walker | |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | David Horn can't tip it in | 28-20 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami snags the defensive board | 28-20 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton is open and buries a fadeaway near the basket | 30-20 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | David Horn is denied on a layup by Gregorio Moretti | 30-20 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #6 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (PG), Yong Meng (SG), Norbert Dickinson (PF) Frank Bryan, Clyde Esposito, David Horn | |
| 03:38 | Tennessee | Robert Labadie dunks the ball | 30-22 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Labadie - foul #2 on Robert Labadie, team foul #7 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Aponte (SG) Charles Kawakami | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Brashears (SF), Milton Walker (C) Robert Labadie, Charlie Cosenza | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton misses the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Milton Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Aponte (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Milton Libbey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gregorio Moretti (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Clayton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Dail (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yong Meng (fresh) SF - William Brashears (fresh) PF - Norbert Dickinson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Milton Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Norbert Dickinson travels with the ball | 31-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clifford Smith (PF), Josef Kizewski (C) Gregorio Moretti, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | William Brashears is called for the reach on John Aponte - foul #1 on William Brashears, team foul #8 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF) Kenneth Smith, Milton Libbey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clyde Esposito (SG) Yong Meng | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 1st free throw | 32-22 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | John Aponte makes the 2nd free throw | 33-22 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | Clifford Smith gets the rebound | 33-22 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Brashears - foul #2 on William Brashears, team foul #9 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Milton Libbey (SF), Gregorio Moretti (PF), Donald Clayton (C) Charles Kawakami, Clifford Smith, Josef Kizewski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Labadie (SF), Charlie Cosenza (C) William Brashears, Milton Walker | |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-22 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail's pass is intercepted by John Aponte | 35-22 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi | Christopher Majkowski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Aponte | 37-22 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the 3 from the right corner | 37-25 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi | Stephen Dail steals it from Christopher Majkowski | 37-25 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Donald Clayton is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Donald Clayton, team foul #7 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Josef Kizewski (C) Christopher Majkowski, John Aponte, Donald Clayton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Bryan (PG), Yong Meng (SG), Milton Walker (C) Stephen Dail, Clyde Esposito, Norbert Dickinson | |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Frank Bryan misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | The clock runs out | 37-28 |