| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Demps (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Edward Lashley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Faust (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Roger Desousa (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Deaton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jing Hong (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Doyle (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Larry Deaton inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Larry Deaton drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Hanke | 37-30 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | James Faust is fouled on the floor by Jing Hong - foul #2 on Jing Hong, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis misses long on a shot near the basket | 37-30 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee | James Doyle snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-30 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi | Michael Demps grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley blows the layup | 37-30 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | James Faust can't tip it in | 37-30 |
| 18:25 | Tennessee | James Doyle pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Jing Hong comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 37-30 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | James Faust grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi | James Faust misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 37-30 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis gets the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley banks in the layup on a great pass from Mitchell Burge and the foul's on Larry Deaton - foul #2 on Larry Deaton, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rick Folkerts (SG), Olin Tucholski (SF), Milton Schwebke (PF), Norman Lentz (C) Kevin Hanke, Larry Deaton, Jing Hong, James Doyle | |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley makes the free throw | 40-30 |
| 17:14 | Tennessee | Milton Schwebke blows the layup | 40-30 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | James Faust knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Demps | 42-30 |
| 16:37 | Tennessee | Olin Tucholski clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-30 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Michael Demps | 42-30 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Demps | 44-30 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-30 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis pulls down the rebound | 44-30 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis loses the ball out of bounds | 44-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Kulas (PG), Matthew Owens (SG), Ryan Stanley (SF), Calvin Whittaker (PF), Robert Murrow (C) Michael Demps, Edward Lashley, Mitchell Burge, James Faust, Billy Ellis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke (SG), Larry Deaton (SF), Jing Hong (PF), James Doyle (C) Roger Desousa, Olin Tucholski, Milton Schwebke, Norman Lentz | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Kulas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Murrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Rick Folkerts (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Deaton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jing Hong (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Doyle (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Tennessee | Jing Hong banks in the layup set up by Rick Folkerts | 44-32 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi | Matthew Owens misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow gets the offensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | John Kulas misses badly on a floater from the right side | 44-32 |
| 15:07 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Rick Folkerts | 44-32 |
| 15:00 | Tennessee | Rick Folkerts misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee | Larry Deaton tips it home | 44-34 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | John Kulas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Matthew Owens grabs the offensive rebound | 44-34 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | John Kulas clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kevin Hanke | 44-34 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee | James Doyle is whistled for traveling | 44-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Demps (PG), Edward Lashley (SG), Mitchell Burge (SF), James Faust (PF), Billy Ellis (C) John Kulas, Matthew Owens, Ryan Stanley, Calvin Whittaker, Robert Murrow | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Desousa (PG), Olin Tucholski (SG), Milton Schwebke (PF), Norman Lentz (C) Rick Folkerts, Kevin Hanke, Jing Hong, James Doyle | |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | James Faust banks in the layup set up by Billy Ellis | 46-34 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | Larry Deaton drills a shot from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Michael Demps makes the floater from the right side and he's fouled by Roger Desousa - foul #2 on Roger Desousa, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke (SG), Jing Hong (PF) Larry Deaton, Norman Lentz | |
| 12:51 | Mississippi | Michael Demps misses the free throw | 48-36 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee | Jing Hong pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee | Jing Hong makes the runner from the baseline set up by Roger Desousa and he's hacked by Billy Ellis - foul #3 on Billy Ellis, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee | Jing Hong makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| 12:14 | Mississippi | James Faust is hacked by Jing Hong - foul #3 on Jing Hong, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rick Folkerts (SF), James Doyle (C) Olin Tucholski, Milton Schwebke | |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis lays it up and in set up by Edward Lashley and the foul's on James Doyle - foul #2 on James Doyle, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Kulas (SF) Mitchell Burge | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis makes the free throw | 51-39 |
| 11:44 | Tennessee | The short jumper by James Doyle is denied by Billy Ellis | 51-39 |
| 11:42 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa grabs the offensive board | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Demps (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SG - Edward Lashley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kulas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Faust (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Roger Desousa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rick Folkerts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jing Hong (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Doyle (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Rick Folkerts misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by John Kulas - foul #2 on John Kulas, team foul #2 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Olin Tucholski (SF) Kevin Hanke | |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Rick Folkerts misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Rick Folkerts makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Michael Demps drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-40 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Jing Hong makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-43 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis clanks a shot from close range | 53-43 |
| 10:32 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Rick Folkerts | 53-43 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | James Doyle misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Billy Ellis - foul #4 on Billy Ellis, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Matthew Owens (SG), Mitchell Burge (SF), Calvin Whittaker (PF), Robert Murrow (C) Michael Demps, Edward Lashley, James Faust, Billy Ellis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke (SG), Larry Deaton (SF), Milton Schwebke (PF) Roger Desousa, Rick Folkerts, Jing Hong | |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | James Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | James Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Matthew Owens misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee | James Doyle gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee | Larry Deaton hits a floater from the left block | 53-47 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker drills a shot from the free throw line | 55-47 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | James Doyle clanks a shot in the paint | 55-47 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | Larry Deaton grabs the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee | James Doyle's fadeaway is rejected by Calvin Whittaker | 55-47 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi | Matthew Owens gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi | Olin Tucholski takes the ball from John Kulas in the backcourt | 55-47 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee | Milton Schwebke snags the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | Larry Deaton can't throw it down | 55-47 |
| 07:40 | Tennessee | Olin Tucholski tips it but misses | 55-47 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | James Doyle snags the offensive board | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Kulas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Murrow (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Olin Tucholski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Hanke (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Larry Deaton (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Milton Schwebke (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Doyle (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Olin Tucholski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 55-47 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Matthew Owens snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Matthew Owens connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Kulas | 58-47 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee | John Kulas steals the ball from Olin Tucholski in the backcourt | 58-47 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi | John Kulas misses the easy layup | 58-47 |
| 07:02 | Tennessee | Olin Tucholski grabs the defensive rebound | 58-47 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Olin Tucholski comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 58-47 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee | James Doyle gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee | Calvin Whittaker picks off the pass by Olin Tucholski | 58-47 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge grabs the offensive board | 58-47 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Demps (PG), Edward Lashley (SG), James Faust (PF), Billy Ellis (C) John Kulas, Matthew Owens, Calvin Whittaker, Robert Murrow | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Desousa (PG), Rick Folkerts (SG), Jing Hong (PF) Olin Tucholski, Kevin Hanke, James Doyle | |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Edward Lashley, team foul #4 | 58-47 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Rick Folkerts comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 58-47 |
| 05:26 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Faust | 58-47 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Michael Demps connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Lashley | 61-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | Billy Ellis swats the layup by Larry Deaton | 61-47 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Jing Hong hits the follow up shot | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | James Faust is whistled for a carry | 61-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Matthew Owens (SF) Mitchell Burge | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke (SG), Norman Lentz (C) Larry Deaton, Milton Schwebke | |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Rick Folkerts banks in the layup | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:04 | Mississippi | Michael Demps misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-51 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Ellis | 61-51 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi | Norman Lentz steps in front of the Michael Demps pass | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | Jing Hong comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 61-51 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Norman Lentz tips it back up and in | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Demps (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Edward Lashley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Owens (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Faust (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Roger Desousa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Hanke (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rick Folkerts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jing Hong (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Norman Lentz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-53 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Jing Hong pulls down the rebound | 61-53 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge (SF) Matthew Owens | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Deaton (SF), James Doyle (C) Rick Folkerts, Norman Lentz | |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jing Hong | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | James Faust misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-55 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | James Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Larry Deaton drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Roger Desousa | 61-58 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Larry Deaton clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | James Faust gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Larry Deaton is called for the reach on Mitchell Burge - foul #3 on Larry Deaton, team foul #6 | 64-58 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Michael Demps misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | James Faust can't tip it in | 64-58 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee | Larry Deaton pulls down the rebound | 64-58 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | James Doyle drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Roger Desousa | 64-61 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi | Michael Demps misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 64-61 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | James Faust hits the follow up shot | 66-61 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Larry Deaton misses long on a jumper from the left side | 66-61 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Michael Demps travels with the ball | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Jing Hong | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Michael Demps is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Desousa - foul #3 on Roger Desousa, team foul #7 | 66-64 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Michael Demps makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Michael Demps misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jing Hong | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Larry Deaton drills a 3 from the right corner | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 67-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Demps (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. SG - Edward Lashley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Faust (fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Roger Desousa (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Deaton (fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jing Hong (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Doyle (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis wins the tip | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:46 | Mississippi | James Faust makes the floater in the lane on a great pass from Mitchell Burge | 69-67 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | Jing Hong clanks a shot in the paint | 69-67 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | James Faust is fouled on the floor by Larry Deaton - foul #4 on Larry Deaton, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rick Folkerts (SG) Kevin Hanke | |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | James Faust misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | James Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 04:02 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Faust | 69-67 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley is hacked by James Doyle - foul #3 on James Doyle, team foul #9 | 69-67 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley misses the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | James Doyle snags the defensive board | 69-67 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | Jing Hong banks in the layup | 69-69 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley hits a fadeaway in the lane | 71-69 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee | Rick Folkerts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke (SG), Milton Schwebke (PF), Norman Lentz (C) Rick Folkerts, Jing Hong, James Doyle | |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis misses the lay-in | 71-69 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Larry Deaton gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jing Hong (PF), James Doyle (C) Milton Schwebke, Norman Lentz | |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-69 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Jing Hong hits the follow up shot | 71-71 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge is whistled for a carry | 71-71 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Lashley - foul #4 on Edward Lashley, team foul #5 | 71-71 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa is called for 5 seconds | 71-71 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Michael Demps is hacked by Roger Desousa - foul #4 on Roger Desousa, team foul #10 | 71-71 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Michael Demps makes the 1st free throw | 72-71 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Michael Demps makes the 2nd free throw | 73-71 |
| 01:11 | Tennessee | James Doyle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-71 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi | James Faust gets the rebound | 73-71 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Hanke - foul #1 on Kevin Hanke, team foul #11 | 73-71 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Demps (fresh) 17 pts. 6 ast. SG - Edward Lashley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Faust (fresh) 11 pts. 13 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Roger Desousa (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Larry Deaton (fresh) 21 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jing Hong (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Doyle (fresh) 15 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Billy Ellis steals it from Roger Desousa | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge is hacked by Kevin Hanke in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Hanke, team foul #12 | 75-71 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge misses the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | James Doyle snags the defensive board | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Billy Ellis is called for the reach on Kevin Hanke - foul #5 on Billy Ellis, team foul #6 | 76-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker (C) Billy Ellis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | James Faust is called for the reach on Roger Desousa - foul #1 on James Faust, team foul #7 | 76-71 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa makes the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa makes the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley is hacked by Roger Desousa in the backcourt - foul #5 on Roger Desousa, team foul #13 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rick Folkerts (PG) Roger Desousa | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley misses the 2nd free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker grabs the offensive board | 77-73 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker is fouled on the floor by James Doyle - foul #4 on James Doyle, team foul #14 | 77-73 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker misses the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi | James Faust grabs the offensive rebound | 78-73 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | James Faust is hacked by James Doyle - foul #5 on James Doyle, team foul #15 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Kulas (SF) Mitchell Burge | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Milton Schwebke (C) James Doyle | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | James Faust makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi | James Faust makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge (SF) John Kulas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Larry Deaton misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 80-73 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker snags the defensive board | 80-73 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker is hacked by Kevin Hanke in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Hanke, team foul #16 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Kulas (SF), Ryan Stanley (PF) Mitchell Burge, James Faust | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 82-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge (SF), James Faust (PF) John Kulas, Ryan Stanley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Larry Deaton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 82-73 |
| 00:06 | Tennessee | Jing Hong snags the offensive board | 82-73 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Larry Deaton drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-76 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Michael Demps runs out the clock | 82-76 |