| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Hafford (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip McGraw (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Espiritu (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | John Jenkins inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis loses the dribble to Henry Hafford | 29-27 |
| 19:46 | Tennessee | Steve Warner blows the layup | 29-27 |
| 19:45 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw gets the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), Rick Silvey (C) Alberto Russo, Christopher Stephens | |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | Rick Silvey is called for a charge - foul #3 on Rick Silvey, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Nicolas Devine (C) Gary King, Rick Silvey | |
| 18:50 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu connects on the jump hook in the lane | 31-27 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi | Alberto Russo is fouled on the floor by Henry Hafford - foul #1 on Henry Hafford, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), John Merrifield (C) Alberto Russo, Nicolas Devine | |
| 18:07 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis is called for traveling | 31-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (SG), Nicolas Devine (C) Arthur King, John Merrifield | |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford is fouled on the floor by Erwin Davis - foul #1 on Erwin Davis, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Arthur King (SG), John Merrifield (C) Gary King, Alberto Russo, Nicolas Devine | |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu misses long on an open driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Erwin Davis - foul #2 on Erwin Davis, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Richard Owensby, Erwin Davis, John Merrifield | |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens banks in the layup on a great pass from Gary King and he's hacked by Steve Warner - foul #1 on Steve Warner, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (PG), Tom Preston (SG), Melvin Shoe (SF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Steve Warner, Henry Hafford, Philip McGraw, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Alberto Russo (SG), Erwin Davis (PF) Gary King, Arthur King, Richard Crawford | |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | Richard Owensby steals it from Donald Smith | 32-30 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | John Jenkins scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Stephens | 32-33 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Richard Owensby steals the ball from James Croom in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Owensby | 32-36 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Croom (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Preston (fresh) SF - Melvin Shoe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Wilbert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Richard Owensby (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erwin Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert drills a jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Croom | 34-36 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis is whistled for traveling | 34-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Henry Hafford (SG), Philip McGraw (SF), Matthew Espiritu (C) James Croom, Tom Preston, Donald Smith, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Arthur King (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), Rick Silvey (C) Richard Owensby, Alberto Russo, John Jenkins, Erwin Davis, Christopher Stephens | |
| 15:00 | Tennessee | Steve Warner loses the dribble to Nicolas Devine | 34-36 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | Matthew Espiritu steals the ball from Richard Crawford | 34-36 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Steve Warner is fouled on the floor by Rick Silvey - foul #4 on Rick Silvey, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Merrifield (C) Rick Silvey | |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | Philip McGraw is fouled on the floor by Gary King - foul #1 on Gary King, team foul #5 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert (PF) Melvin Shoe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Jenkins (PF) John Merrifield | |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | Steve Warner clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-36 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi | John Jenkins knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu's pass is intercepted by Arthur King | 34-39 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi | Arthur King lays it in | 34-41 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee | Steve Warner blows the dunk | 34-41 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Steve Warner - foul #2 on Steve Warner, team foul #3 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tom Preston (SG), Donald Smith (PF), Melvin Shoe (C) Henry Hafford, Thomas Wilbert, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Erwin Davis (PF), John Merrifield (C) Gary King, John Jenkins, Nicolas Devine | |
| 12:41 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 12:41 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | Donald Smith lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Tom Preston | 36-43 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | John Merrifield drills a shot from the right side set up by Richard Crawford | 36-45 |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | Donald Smith misses the lay-in | 36-45 |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | Donald Smith tips it home | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Preston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip McGraw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Shoe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur King (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Richard Crawford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erwin Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Merrifield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Mississippi | Philip McGraw is called for the reach on Alberto Russo - foul #2 on Philip McGraw, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (PG), Henry Hafford (SG), Matthew Espiritu (C) Steve Warner, Tom Preston, Philip McGraw | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Arthur King, Richard Crawford, John Merrifield | |
| 10:54 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens misses long on an open jump hook from the right block | 38-45 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens tips it home | 38-47 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee | Donald Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | Gary King grabs the defensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Donald Smith steals the ball from John Jenkins | 38-47 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Lawrence Carroll (SF), Thomas Wilbert (PF) James Croom, Melvin Shoe, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Arthur King (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (C) Gary King, Alberto Russo, Erwin Davis, Christopher Stephens | |
| 09:37 | Mississippi | John Jenkins misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-47 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to John Jenkins | 38-47 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | John Jenkins comes up short on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Thomas Wilbert - foul #1 on Thomas Wilbert, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip McGraw (SF) Lawrence Carroll | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG) Richard Owensby | |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | John Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 38-48 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | John Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | John Jenkins denies the turnaround by Matthew Espiritu | 38-49 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | John Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | Arthur King is hacked by Philip McGraw - foul #3 on Philip McGraw, team foul #6 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tom Preston (SG), Donald Smith (PF) Henry Hafford, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Owensby (PG), Christopher Stephens (C) Gary King, John Jenkins | |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Wilbert - foul #2 on Thomas Wilbert, team foul #7 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Erwin Davis (PF) Richard Owensby, Richard Crawford, Nicolas Devine | |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee | Arthur King is called for the reach on Tom Preston - foul #2 on Arthur King, team foul #6 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (PG) Steve Warner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Nicolas Devine (C) Gary King, Christopher Stephens | |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert loses the dribble to John Jenkins | 38-51 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi | Arthur King dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Jenkins | 38-53 |
| 07:12 | Tennessee | Donald Smith blows the layup over the doubleteam | 38-53 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine grabs the board | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Croom (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Preston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip McGraw (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Wilbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alberto Russo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur King (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 stl. SF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Erwin Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Nicolas Devine (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Arthur King misses the easy layup | 38-53 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Tom Preston connects on the open jumper from the free throw line | 40-53 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine hits a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Arthur King | 40-55 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | Erwin Davis doubles Donald Smith and is called for the reach - foul #3 on Erwin Davis, team foul #7 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Henry Hafford (SG), Melvin Shoe (SF), Matthew Espiritu (C) James Croom, Tom Preston, Philip McGraw, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), Richard Owensby (SG), Richard Crawford (SF), Rick Silvey (PF), Christopher Stephens (C) Alberto Russo, Arthur King, John Jenkins, Erwin Davis, Nicolas Devine | |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | Donald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Christopher Stephens pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Owensby | 41-57 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu misses long on a jumper from close range | 41-57 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu snags the offensive board | 41-57 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-57 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Donald Smith tips it back up and in | 43-57 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Richard Crawford scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Christopher Stephens | 43-60 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Donald Smith connects on the shot from the left block | 45-60 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi | Gary King is whistled for traveling | 45-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll (SF) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Arthur King (SG), John Jenkins (SF), Erwin Davis (PF) Richard Owensby, Richard Crawford, Christopher Stephens | |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | Matthew Espiritu misses the easy layup | 45-60 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford tips it in | 47-60 |
| 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) | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi | Erwin Davis knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 47-62 |
| 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) | |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | Lawrence Carroll can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 47-62 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Espiritu | 47-62 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steve Warner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Hafford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lawrence Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Melvin Shoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Espiritu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Gary King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur King (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Jenkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Erwin Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Rick Silvey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Steve Warner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-62 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Espiritu | 47-62 |
| 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) | |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Rick Silvey is called for the reach on Henry Hafford - foul #5 on Rick Silvey, team foul #8 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Croom (PG), Philip McGraw (SF), Donald Smith (PF), Thomas Wilbert (C) Steve Warner, Lawrence Carroll, Melvin Shoe, Matthew Espiritu | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alberto Russo (PG), Richard Crawford (SF), Nicolas Devine (PF), John Merrifield (C) Gary King, John Jenkins, Erwin Davis, Rick Silvey | |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | John Merrifield misses the easy layup | 49-62 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-62 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine snags the defensive board | 49-62 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi | Arthur King hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | Thomas Wilbert grabs the board | 49-62 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Donald Smith buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from James Croom | 51-62 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi | John Merrifield knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 51-64 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | John Merrifield denies the turnaround by Donald Smith | 51-64 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi | John Merrifield snags the defensive board | 51-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Thomas Wilbert - foul #3 on Thomas Wilbert, team foul #8 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steve Warner (PG), Matthew Espiritu (C) James Croom, Thomas Wilbert | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gary King (PG), John Jenkins (SF), Christopher Stephens (C) Arthur King, Richard Crawford, John Merrifield | |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Nicolas Devine makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford is hacked by John Jenkins - foul #1 on John Jenkins, team foul #9 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Erwin Davis (PF) Nicolas Devine | |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Henry Hafford makes the 2nd free throw | 53-66 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Gary King runs out the clock | 53-66 |