| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) SG - Henry Hafford (fresh) SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) PF - Donald Smith (fresh) C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) SF - John Jenkins (fresh) PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi | Henry Hafford picks off the pass by Gary King | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | John Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Steve Warner steals the ball from John Jenkins | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Christopher Stephens | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi | John Jenkins grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | John Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Steve Warner - foul #1 on Steve Warner, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | John Jenkins clanks a jumper near the basket | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee | Steve Warner misses short on a shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Gary King buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Christopher Stephens | 0-3 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | Steve Warner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary King - foul #1 on Gary King, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | Steve Warner misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | Steve Warner misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:02 | Mississippi | John Jenkins grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Gary King connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alberto Russo | 0-5 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Erwin Davis is called for the reach on Steve Warner - foul #1 on Erwin Davis, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll (PG), Tom Preston (SG), James Croom (SF), Melvin Shoe (PF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Steve Warner, Henry Hafford, Philip McGraw, Donald Smith, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Arthur King (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), John Merrifield (C) Gary King, Alberto Russo, John Jenkins, Erwin Davis, Christopher Stephens | |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Tom Preston misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-5 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee | James Croom hits the follow up shot | 2-5 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine double dribbles | 2-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rick Silvey (C) John Merrifield | |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Tom Preston can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Nicolas Devine - foul #1 on Nicolas Devine, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Smith (PF) Melvin Shoe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Merrifield (C) Rick Silvey | |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Tom Preston makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Tom Preston misses the 2nd free throw | 3-5 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to John Merrifield | 3-5 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Arthur King knocks in the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Crawford | 3-7 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Henry Hafford (SG), Philip McGraw (SF) Lawrence Carroll, Tom Preston, James Croom | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (SF), Rick Silvey (C) Richard Owensby, John Merrifield | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) SG - Henry Hafford (fresh) SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) PF - Donald Smith (fresh) C - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Arthur King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Crawford (fresh) SF - John Jenkins (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) C - Rick Silvey (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi | John Jenkins can't connect on a shot from the left block | 3-7 |
| 15:42 | Tennessee | Donald Smith snags the defensive board | 3-7 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 3-7 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Philip McGraw | 3-7 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | Donald Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 3-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu (C) Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), Erwin Davis (PF) Richard Crawford, John Jenkins, Nicolas Devine | |
| 14:42 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-7 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu grabs the defensive rebound | 3-7 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 5-7 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi | Arthur King is hacked by Philip McGraw - foul #1 on Philip McGraw, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll (PG), Tom Preston (SG), James Croom (SF), Melvin Shoe (PF) Steve Warner, Henry Hafford, Philip McGraw, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), John Merrifield (C) Gary King, Alberto Russo, Erwin Davis, Rick Silvey | |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Arthur King can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine tips it but misses | 5-7 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu's floater is tipped away by John Merrifield | 5-7 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi | Arthur King grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby tips it back up and in | 5-9 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by James Croom | 8-9 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | John Jenkins comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Croom - foul #1 on James Croom, team foul #3 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Henry Hafford (SG), Philip McGraw (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Lawrence Carroll, Tom Preston, James Croom, Melvin Shoe, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), Erwin Davis (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Owensby, Arthur King, Nicolas Devine, John Merrifield | |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | John Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert snags the defensive board | 8-10 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | John Jenkins steals the ball from Donald Smith | 8-10 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | John Jenkins banks in the layup | 8-12 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford is hacked by Alberto Russo - foul #1 on Alberto Russo, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SF) John Jenkins | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) SG - Henry Hafford (fresh) SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) PF - Donald Smith (fresh) C - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Crawford (fresh) PF - Erwin Davis (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Steve Warner | 10-12 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | Donald Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Erwin Davis - foul #2 on Erwin Davis, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tom Preston (SG), Matthew Espiritu (C) Henry Hafford, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), John Jenkins (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), Rick Silvey (C) Alberto Russo, Richard Crawford, Erwin Davis, Christopher Stephens | |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi | Gary King is hacked by Philip McGraw - foul #2 on Philip McGraw, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (SF), Melvin Shoe (PF) Philip McGraw, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:38 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | Steve Warner is fouled on the floor by Rick Silvey - foul #1 on Rick Silvey, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll (PG) Steve Warner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, Nicolas Devine, Rick Silvey | |
| 09:59 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 12-15 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe hits the follow up shot | 14-15 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford's pass is intercepted by Tom Preston | 14-15 |
| 09:06 | Tennessee | Tom Preston misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-15 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | John Jenkins snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Arthur King can't finish the layup but the foul's on Matthew Espiritu - foul #1 on Matthew Espiritu, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Henry Hafford (SG), Donald Smith (PF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Lawrence Carroll, Tom Preston, Melvin Shoe, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Nicolas Devine (PF), Rick Silvey (C) Alberto Russo, John Jenkins, Christopher Stephens | |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Arthur King makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Arthur King makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee | Gary King picks off the pass by Steve Warner | 14-17 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, Richard Crawford, Rick Silvey | |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-17 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi | Donald Smith takes the ball from Christopher Stephens | 16-17 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Steve Warner knocks in the shot from the right block | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Hafford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Croom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Owensby (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Arthur King (tiring) 4 pts. SF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicolas Devine (fresh) C - Christopher Stephens (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Richard Owensby is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Richard Owensby, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll (PG), Tom Preston (SF), Matthew Espiritu (C) Steve Warner, James Croom, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Rick Silvey (PF), John Merrifield (C) Richard Owensby, Arthur King, John Jenkins, Nicolas Devine, Christopher Stephens | |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Donald Smith connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Carroll | 20-17 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo is fouled on the floor by Henry Hafford - foul #1 on Henry Hafford, team foul #6 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (PF) John Merrifield | |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Gary King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 20-17 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey tips it but misses | 20-17 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford misses the tip | 20-17 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | Gary King steps in front of the Matthew Espiritu pass | 20-17 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 20-17 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu grabs the board | 20-17 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee | Tom Preston makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-17 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-17 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee | Donald Smith grabs the board | 23-17 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Richard Crawford is called for the reach on Tom Preston - foul #1 on Richard Crawford, team foul #8 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Philip McGraw (SF), Melvin Shoe (PF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Lawrence Carroll, Henry Hafford, Donald Smith, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Arthur King (SG), Nicolas Devine (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, Alberto Russo, Richard Crawford, Rick Silvey | |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Tom Preston makes the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Tom Preston misses the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi | John Jenkins drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Owensby | 24-20 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Steve Warner | 26-20 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi | John Jenkins clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Melvin Shoe grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll (SG) Tom Preston | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), Erwin Davis (PF), John Merrifield (C) Richard Owensby, John Jenkins, Nicolas Devine, Christopher Stephens | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi | Melvin Shoe blocks the short jumper by John Merrifield | 26-20 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Philip McGraw | 26-20 |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | Steve Warner misses the easy layup | 26-20 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Erwin Davis | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Carroll (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Melvin Shoe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Arthur King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Merrifield (fresh) | |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo loses the ball out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Smith (PF), Matthew Espiritu (C) Melvin Shoe, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Crawford (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Alberto Russo, John Merrifield | |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Steve Warner is hacked by Christopher Stephens - foul #1 on Christopher Stephens, team foul #9 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hafford (SG), James Croom (SF) Lawrence Carroll, Philip McGraw | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Nicolas Devine (C) Gary King, Richard Crawford, Christopher Stephens | |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Steve Warner misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Donald Smith gets the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu is called for 5 seconds | 26-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tom Preston (SF) Steve Warner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Christopher Stephens (C) Alberto Russo, Nicolas Devine | |
| 01:36 | Mississippi | Matthew Espiritu swats the layup by Arthur King | 26-20 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu grabs the board | 26-20 |
| 01:05 | Tennessee | John Jenkins steals the ball from Henry Hafford | 26-20 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Arthur King loses the ball out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip McGraw (SF), Melvin Shoe (PF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Tom Preston, Donald Smith, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (C) Richard Owensby, Arthur King, John Jenkins, Christopher Stephens | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Tom Preston (SG) James Croom, Henry Hafford | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo is denied on a layup by Philip McGraw | 26-20 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert gets the rebound | 26-20 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Tom Preston can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw hits the follow up shot | 28-20 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Gary King clanks a fullcourt shot | 28-20 |