| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Morton (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lee Hilton (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alex Amen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Randy Nieves (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses the 3 from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 19:33 | Vanderbilt | Alex Amen grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 19:28 | Vanderbilt | Alex Amen hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Allen Thomas | 23-24 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi | The jump hook by Lee Shufelt is blocked by Robert Gregory | 23-24 |
| 19:06 | Vanderbilt | Alex Amen snags the defensive board | 23-24 |
| 18:51 | Vanderbilt | Alex Amen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton gets the rebound | 23-24 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton hits a driving attempt from the baseline | 25-24 |
| 18:18 | Vanderbilt | Randy Nieves misses the easy layup | 25-24 |
| 18:16 | Vanderbilt | Robert Gregory tips it back up and in | 25-26 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| 17:46 | Vanderbilt | John Butler misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam is called for traveling | 25-26 |
| 17:23 | Vanderbilt | John Butler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-26 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam blows the layup | 25-26 |
| 16:53 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Randy Nieves | 25-26 |
| 16:41 | Vanderbilt | Randy Nieves can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Frank Morton - foul #1 on Frank Morton, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlton Robinson (SF), Robert Smith (C) Martin Salaam, Lee Hilton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Otis Jackson (PG), Richard Witherell (SG), Alexander Kilby (SF), James Bustos (PF) John Butler, Allen Thomas, Alex Amen, Robert Gregory | |
| 16:41 | Vanderbilt | Randy Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 16:41 | Vanderbilt | Randy Nieves misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Frank Morton | 25-27 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi | Richard Witherell steps in front of the Jeffrey Lamson pass | 25-27 |
| 16:08 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Kilby misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Carlton Robinson - foul #3 on Carlton Robinson, team foul #2 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Martin Salaam (SF) Carlton Robinson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Crowell (SF) Randy Nieves | |
| 16:08 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Kilby makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 16:08 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Kilby makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by William Crowell - foul #1 on William Crowell, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Butler (PG) William Crowell | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 15:42 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Morton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Butler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Witherell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Otis Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexander Kilby (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Bustos (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:24 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Kilby misses the lay-in | 27-29 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lee Shufelt | 27-29 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi | Robert Smith steps out of bounds on the baseline | 27-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlton Robinson (SF), Lee Hilton (C) Martin Salaam, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Allen Thomas (SG), Alex Amen (SF), Robert Gregory (PF) Richard Witherell, Otis Jackson, James Bustos | |
| 14:54 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Kilby knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 27-31 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt is fouled on the floor by John Butler - foul #3 on John Butler, team foul #2 | 27-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Randy Nieves (C) Alexander Kilby | |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton banks in the layup | 29-31 |
| 14:00 | Vanderbilt | Randy Nieves knocks in the jumper near the basket | 29-33 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Lee Hilton is denied by Randy Nieves | 29-33 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Frank Morton grabs the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 13:08 | Vanderbilt | Robert Gregory gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 12:50 | Vanderbilt | John Butler connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-36 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi | Frank Morton buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Lee Shufelt | 31-36 |
| 12:11 | Vanderbilt | Alex Amen can't connect on a floater near the basket | 31-36 |
| 12:09 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Lee Hilton | 31-36 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Carlton Robinson is fouled on the floor by Allen Thomas - foul #2 on Allen Thomas, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (PG), Martin Salaam (SF), Robert Smith (C) Lee Shufelt, Carlton Robinson, Lee Hilton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Otis Jackson (PG), Richard Witherell (SG), William Crowell (SF), Alexander Kilby (PF), James Bustos (C) John Butler, Allen Thomas, Alex Amen, Robert Gregory, Randy Nieves | |
| 11:50 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is fouled on the floor by William Crowell - foul #2 on William Crowell, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 31-36 |
| 11:34 | Vanderbilt | James Bustos snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Read (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Morton (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Otis Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Witherell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Crowell (fresh) PF - Alexander Kilby (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Bustos (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Kilby clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 31-36 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | Robert Smith is called for a backcourt violation | 31-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dashner (SG) Jeffrey Lamson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 10:53 | Vanderbilt | William Read is called for the reach on William Crowell - foul #3 on William Read, team foul #3 | 31-36 |
| 10:48 | Vanderbilt | John Dashner steps in front of the James Bustos pass | 31-36 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 33-36 |
| 10:05 | Vanderbilt | James Bustos can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), Carlton Robinson (PF), Lee Hilton (C) John Dashner, Frank Morton, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Butler (PG), Alex Amen (SF), Randy Nieves (C) Richard Witherell, William Crowell, Alexander Kilby | |
| 10:05 | Vanderbilt | James Bustos makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 10:05 | Vanderbilt | James Bustos makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Martin Salaam | 35-38 |
| 09:36 | Vanderbilt | Alex Amen makes the 3 from straight away | 35-41 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson hits a fadeaway in the lane | 37-41 |
| 08:51 | Vanderbilt | Alex Amen travels with the ball | 37-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG), Robert Smith (PF) William Read, Martin Salaam | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Allen Thomas (SG), Robert Gregory (PF) Otis Jackson, James Bustos | |
| 08:28 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Gregory | 37-41 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses the tip | 37-41 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Carlton Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 08:00 | Vanderbilt | Randy Nieves snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 07:55 | Vanderbilt | Alex Amen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Carlton Robinson - foul #4 on Carlton Robinson, team foul #5 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dashner (SG), Martin Salaam (SF), Frank Morton (PF) Jeffrey Lamson, Carlton Robinson, Lee Hilton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Witherell (PG) John Butler | |
| 07:55 | Vanderbilt | Alex Amen makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 07:55 | Vanderbilt | Alex Amen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-43 |
| 07:32 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Randy Nieves | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Lee Shufelt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Dashner (fresh) SF - Martin Salaam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Morton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Richard Witherell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Amen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Randy Nieves (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Vanderbilt | Alex Amen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Frank Morton | 37-43 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam hits the finger roll and the foul's on Allen Thomas - foul #3 on Allen Thomas, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), Lee Hilton (C) John Dashner, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Butler (PG), Otis Jackson (SF), Alexander Kilby (C) Richard Witherell, Alex Amen, Randy Nieves | |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Martin Salaam misses the free throw | 39-43 |
| 06:50 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Kilby grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 06:28 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Kilby misses long on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Frank Morton - foul #2 on Frank Morton, team foul #6 | 39-43 |
| 06:28 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Kilby makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 06:28 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Kilby makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 06:07 | Vanderbilt | Allen Thomas gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 06:01 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Kilby clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 05:59 | Vanderbilt | John Butler grabs the offensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 05:40 | Vanderbilt | Otis Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-45 |
| 05:38 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Kilby tips it back up and in | 39-47 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson can't throw it down but he's hacked by John Butler - foul #4 on John Butler, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Read (PG), Carlton Robinson (PF), Robert Smith (C) Lee Shufelt, Frank Morton, Lee Hilton | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Alex Amen (SF), Randy Nieves (C) Allen Thomas, Robert Gregory | |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 04:57 | Vanderbilt | Alex Amen misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson snags the defensive board | 40-47 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson clanks a 3 from straight away | 40-47 |
| 04:20 | Vanderbilt | Alexander Kilby grabs the board | 40-47 |
| 04:10 | Vanderbilt | Randy Nieves hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alexander Kilby | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:55 | Mississippi | Randy Nieves steals it from Jeffrey Lamson | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:28 | Vanderbilt | Otis Jackson clanks a floater from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 03:27 | Vanderbilt | Randy Nieves grabs the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Read (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (tiring) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Salaam (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlton Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Butler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Otis Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alex Amen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexander Kilby (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Nieves (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:08 | Vanderbilt | Randy Nieves misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #7 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt (PG), John Dashner (SG), Frank Morton (PF), Lee Hilton (C) William Read, Jeffrey Lamson, Martin Salaam, Robert Smith | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Witherell (PG), Allen Thomas (SG), William Crowell (SF), Robert Gregory (PF) John Butler, Otis Jackson, Alex Amen, Alexander Kilby | |
| 03:08 | Vanderbilt | Randy Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 03:08 | Vanderbilt | Randy Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt connects on the floater from the right side set up by Lee Hilton | 42-51 |
| 02:53 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG) John Dashner | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Otis Jackson (PG), Alex Amen (SF) Richard Witherell, William Crowell | |
| 02:28 | Vanderbilt | Robert Gregory misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:57 | Vanderbilt | Allen Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Martin Salaam (SF) Carlton Robinson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Butler (PG) Otis Jackson | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Frank Morton and he's hacked by Randy Nieves - foul #2 on Randy Nieves, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Lee Hilton misses the free throw | 46-51 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson grabs the offensive board | 46-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Lee Hilton | 49-51 |
| 01:09 | Vanderbilt | Allen Thomas loses the dribble to Jeffrey Lamson | 49-51 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson is denied on a layup by Robert Gregory | 49-51 |
| 00:39 | Vanderbilt | Alex Amen pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Vanderbilt | Allen Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-51 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Vanderbilt | Lee Shufelt is called for the reach on Randy Nieves in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lee Shufelt, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| 00:03 | Vanderbilt | Randy Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 00:03 | Vanderbilt | Randy Nieves makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Lee Shufelt comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 49-53 |