| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Hafford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | John Jenkins inbounds the ball | 23-20 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip snags the defensive board | 23-20 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | Donald Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 23-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Arthur King (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Rick Silvey (C) Gary King, Alberto Russo, John Jenkins, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Arthur King is fouled on the floor by Millard Haislip - foul #2 on Millard Haislip, team foul #1 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF) Richard Crawford | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine banks in the layup set up by Richard Owensby and he's hacked by Donald Smith - foul #3 on Donald Smith, team foul #2 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) John Jenkins, Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:38 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the free throw | 26-20 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip hits the finger roll set up by Steve Warner and he's hacked by Christopher Stephens - foul #3 on Christopher Stephens, team foul #1 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), John Jenkins (SF), Rick Silvey (C) Richard Owensby, Arthur King, Richard Crawford, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:17 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip misses the free throw | 26-22 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Gary King hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alberto Russo | 28-22 |
| 17:50 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Henry Hafford | 28-24 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Gary King splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip lays it in on a great pass from Donald Smith | 28-26 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Donald Smith grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay makes the runner from the right block | 28-28 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine is hacked by Christopher Fay - foul #1 on Christopher Fay, team foul #3 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Arthur King (SG), Richard Crawford (SF) Gary King, Alberto Russo, Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (PG), Tom Preston (SG), Philip McGraw (SF), William Stolberg (PF), Matthew Espiritu (C) Steve Warner, Millard Haislip, Henry Hafford, Donald Smith, Christopher Fay | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Arthur King hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicolas Devine | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Owensby (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Arthur King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Crawford (fresh) PF - John Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicolas Devine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Croom (fresh) SG - Tom Preston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Stolberg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Tom Preston misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby clanks a floater from the left wing | 30-28 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee | William Stolberg pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee | William Stolberg scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by James Croom | 30-30 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | John Jenkins hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur King | 33-30 |
| 13:41 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 33-30 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu snags the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 13:22 | Tennessee | John Jenkins takes the ball from Matthew Espiritu | 33-30 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Tom Preston - foul #2 on Tom Preston, team foul #4 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Owensby, Arthur King, John Jenkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Millard Haislip (SG), Henry Hafford (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Christopher Fay (C) James Croom, Tom Preston, Philip McGraw, William Stolberg, Matthew Espiritu | |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford misses the 3rd free throw | 35-30 |
| 13:02 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Christopher Fay | 35-30 |
| 12:43 | Tennessee | Donald Smith is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 35-30 |
| 12:42 | Tennessee | Donald Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip is denied on a layup by Nicolas Devine | 35-30 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi | Gary King pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-30 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | Donald Smith grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 11:53 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SF) Richard Crawford | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Nicolas Devine (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Henry Hafford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 35-30 |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Donald Smith grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (PF) Nicolas Devine | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses long on an open shot from the right block | 35-30 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 35-30 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Alberto Russo | 35-30 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi | Gary King is hacked by Millard Haislip - foul #3 on Millard Haislip, team foul #5 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Nicolas Devine (PF) Gary King, Alberto Russo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip McGraw (SF), William Stolberg (PF) Henry Hafford, Donald Smith | |
| 09:46 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Arthur King - foul #1 on Arthur King, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Alberto Russo (SG) Richard Owensby, John Jenkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (PG), Matthew Espiritu (C) Steve Warner, Christopher Fay | |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Nicolas Devine is denied by Matthew Espiritu | 37-32 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Stolberg | 37-32 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | Alberto Russo is called for the reach on William Stolberg - foul #2 on Alberto Russo, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Rick Silvey (PF) Gary King, Alberto Russo, Nicolas Devine | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tom Preston (SG), Henry Hafford (SF), Donald Smith (PF) Millard Haislip, Philip McGraw, William Stolberg | |
| 08:19 | Tennessee | Tom Preston banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Croom | 37-34 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | John Jenkins scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee | James Croom is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Owensby - foul #3 on Richard Owensby, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF) Richard Owensby, John Jenkins, Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Christopher Fay (C) Tom Preston, Matthew Espiritu | |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | Donald Smith knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Steve Warner and he's fouled by Nicolas Devine - foul #3 on Nicolas Devine, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), John Jenkins (SF), Rick Silvey (PF) Gary King, Arthur King, Richard Crawford, Nicolas Devine | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | Donald Smith makes the free throw | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Owensby (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rick Silvey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Croom (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Henry Hafford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | John Jenkins splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Owensby | 42-37 |
| 07:02 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay is hacked by Alberto Russo - foul #3 on Alberto Russo, team foul #6 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Arthur King (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF) Richard Owensby, Alberto Russo, John Jenkins, Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (SG) James Croom | |
| 06:48 | Tennessee | Donald Smith is hacked by Nicolas Devine - foul #4 on Nicolas Devine, team foul #7 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF) Richard Crawford | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:48 | Tennessee | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee | Donald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi | Gary King misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-38 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | John Jenkins snags the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Gary King clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Donald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 05:26 | Tennessee | Steve Warner clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Gary King - foul #1 on Gary King, team foul #8 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Rick Silvey (C) Gary King, Arthur King, John Jenkins, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip McGraw (SF), William Stolberg (PF) Henry Hafford, Donald Smith | |
| 05:26 | Tennessee | Steve Warner makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 05:26 | Tennessee | Steve Warner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey tips it but misses | 42-40 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey can't tip it in | 42-40 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo can't tip it in | 42-40 |
| 05:06 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Stolberg | 42-40 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay connects on the driving attempt in the lane set up by Millard Haislip | 42-42 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo hits a runner from close range set up by Richard Crawford | 44-42 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay is hacked by Rick Silvey - foul #1 on Rick Silvey, team foul #9 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Arthur King (SF), John Jenkins (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Owensby, Richard Crawford, Nicolas Devine, Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (PG), Tom Preston (SG), Henry Hafford (SF) Steve Warner, Millard Haislip, Philip McGraw | |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Christopher Stephens | 44-43 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SF) Alberto Russo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Smith (PF), Matthew Espiritu (C) William Stolberg, Christopher Fay | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Stephens (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Croom (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tom Preston (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Henry Hafford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu blows the layup but he's fouled by Gary King - foul #2 on Gary King, team foul #10 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine (PF) Richard Crawford | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Gary King connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from John Jenkins | 46-45 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Alberto Russo (SG) Gary King, Nicolas Devine | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Millard Haislip (SG), Christopher Fay (C) James Croom, Tom Preston, Matthew Espiritu | |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | John Jenkins steps in front of the Christopher Fay pass | 46-45 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo is called for traveling | 46-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), Rick Silvey (C) Richard Owensby, Alberto Russo, John Jenkins, Christopher Stephens | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay blows the dunk but the foul's on Rick Silvey - foul #2 on Rick Silvey, team foul #11 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (SG), John Jenkins (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Arthur King, Richard Crawford, Rick Silvey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Gary King can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 46-47 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Millard Haislip | 46-49 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens makes the floater from the right wing | 48-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | John Jenkins steps in front of the Donald Smith pass | 48-49 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | John Jenkins lays it in | 50-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip is fouled on the floor by Alberto Russo - foul #4 on Alberto Russo, team foul #12 | 50-49 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | John Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 50-51 |