| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Demps (fresh) SG - Edward Lashley (fresh) SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) PF - James Faust (fresh) C - Billy Ellis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Remley (fresh) SG - Edward Borges (fresh) SF - James Brooking (fresh) PF - Donald Petway (fresh) C - Kevin Maggi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Donald Petway wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Maggi can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Vanderbilt | Edward Borges tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi | The jumper by Michael Demps is denied by James Brooking | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Vanderbilt | David Remley grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Vanderbilt | David Remley hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Borges | 0-5 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Demps | 2-5 |
| 18:14 | Vanderbilt | Billy Ellis steps in front of the David Remley pass | 2-5 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi | James Faust drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Lashley | 5-5 |
| 17:43 | Vanderbilt | Donald Petway lays it in | 5-7 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Michael Demps | 7-7 |
| 17:21 | Vanderbilt | Edward Borges can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi | James Faust gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Demps | 10-7 |
| 16:50 | Vanderbilt | Donald Petway misses short on a runner in the paint | 10-7 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | James Faust gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | James Faust scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Demps | 13-7 |
| 16:21 | Vanderbilt | David Remley misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-7 |
| 16:20 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Maggi | 13-7 |
| 16:07 | Vanderbilt | David Remley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 13-7 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Faust | 13-7 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis grabs the offensive rebound | 13-7 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Demps (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Edward Lashley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) PF - James Faust (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Remley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Edward Borges (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brooking (fairly fresh) PF - Donald Petway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Maggi (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by David Remley - foul #1 on David Remley, team foul #1 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Kulas (SF), Calvin Whittaker (C) Mitchell Burge, Billy Ellis | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton (PG), Howard Fenster (SG), Arlie Darcy (SF), Jimmy Her (PF), Frank Collinsworth (C) David Remley, Edward Borges, James Brooking, Donald Petway, Kevin Maggi | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley makes the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-7 |
| 15:20 | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth misses the 3 from the right corner | 15-7 |
| 15:19 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her grabs the offensive board | 15-7 |
| 15:13 | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 15-7 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker gets the rebound | 15-7 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker lays it up and in | 17-7 |
| 14:33 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-7 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker pulls down the rebound | 17-7 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | John Kulas can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Arlie Darcy - foul #1 on Arlie Darcy, team foul #2 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Matthew Owens (SG), Mitchell Burge (SF), Billy Ellis (C) Michael Demps, Edward Lashley, James Faust | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Edward Borges (SG), James Brooking (SF), Donald Petway (PF) Howard Fenster, Jimmy Her, Frank Collinsworth | |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | John Kulas misses the 1st free throw | 17-7 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | John Kulas misses the 2nd free throw | 17-7 |
| 14:18 | Vanderbilt | Arlie Darcy gets the rebound | 17-7 |
| 14:08 | Vanderbilt | Edward Borges hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 17-7 |
| 14:06 | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton snags the offensive board | 17-7 |
| 13:53 | Vanderbilt | Arlie Darcy hits a jump hook near the basket | 17-9 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge is fouled on the floor by James Brooking - foul #1 on James Brooking, team foul #3 | 17-9 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Matthew Owens can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-9 |
| 13:19 | Vanderbilt | Donald Petway gets the rebound | 17-9 |
| 13:06 | Vanderbilt | Edward Borges misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-9 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Billy Ellis | 17-9 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | John Kulas scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Owens | 20-9 |
| 12:42 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Edward Borges picks off the pass by Matthew Owens | 20-12 |
| 12:10 | Vanderbilt | Edward Borges's pass is intercepted by Matthew Owens | 20-12 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Justin Parton - foul #1 on Justin Parton, team foul #4 | 20-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Demps (PG), Edward Lashley (SG), James Faust (PF) John Kulas, Mitchell Burge, Billy Ellis | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Remley (PG), Howard Fenster (SG), Richard Doctor (SF), Jimmy Her (PF), Kevin Maggi (C) Justin Parton, Edward Borges, James Brooking, Donald Petway, Arlie Darcy | |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 1st free throw | 21-12 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 22-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Demps (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Edward Lashley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Owens (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Faust (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Calvin Whittaker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Remley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Howard Fenster (fresh) SF - Richard Doctor (fresh) PF - Jimmy Her (fresh) C - Kevin Maggi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 22-12 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | James Faust grabs the board | 22-12 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-12 |
| 11:14 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her snags the defensive board | 22-12 |
| 10:54 | Vanderbilt | Edward Lashley takes the ball from David Remley | 22-12 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi | Michael Demps misses the lay-in | 22-12 |
| 10:49 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Kevin Maggi | 22-12 |
| 10:31 | Vanderbilt | James Faust is called for the reach on Richard Doctor - foul #1 on James Faust, team foul #1 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge (SF), Billy Ellis (C) Matthew Owens, Calvin Whittaker | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Edward Borges (SG), James Brooking (SF), Donald Petway (PF) Howard Fenster, Richard Doctor, Jimmy Her | |
| 10:06 | Vanderbilt | David Remley clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-12 |
| 10:04 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Maggi hits the follow up shot | 22-14 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | Michael Demps can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 22-14 |
| 09:45 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Maggi grabs the board | 22-14 |
| 09:29 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by David Remley | 22-17 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Demps and he's fouled by Kevin Maggi - foul #1 on Kevin Maggi, team foul #5 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton (PG), Arlie Darcy (C) David Remley, Kevin Maggi | |
| 09:10 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis makes the free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:52 | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Burge is called for the reach on Donald Petway - foul #1 on Mitchell Burge, team foul #2 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Kulas (SF) Mitchell Burge | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 08:47 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-17 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi | James Faust is hacked by Arlie Darcy - foul #2 on Arlie Darcy, team foul #6 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Matthew Owens (SF) Edward Lashley | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her (C) Arlie Darcy | |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Matthew Owens is fouled on the floor by Justin Parton - foul #2 on Justin Parton, team foul #7 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley (SF), Calvin Whittaker (PF), Robert Murrow (C) Michael Demps, James Faust, Billy Ellis | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Remley (PG), Richard Doctor (SF) Justin Parton, James Brooking | |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Matthew Owens misses the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:03 | Vanderbilt | Donald Petway grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 07:52 | Vanderbilt | David Remley comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Murrow - foul #1 on Robert Murrow, team foul #3 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge (SF) Ryan Stanley | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster (SG) Edward Borges | |
| 07:52 | Vanderbilt | David Remley makes the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 07:52 | Vanderbilt | David Remley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Matthew Owens buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Kulas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Murrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Remley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Fenster (fresh) SF - Richard Doctor (fresh) PF - Donald Petway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Her (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-19 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge pulls down the rebound | 28-19 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker is hacked by Richard Doctor - foul #1 on Richard Doctor, team foul #8 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Demps (PG), Edward Lashley (SG), Billy Ellis (C) John Kulas, Matthew Owens, Robert Murrow | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Brooking (SF), Kevin Maggi (C) Richard Doctor, Donald Petway | |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 06:56 | Vanderbilt | David Remley connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Howard Fenster | 30-22 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | James Brooking steals it from Michael Demps | 30-22 |
| 06:34 | Vanderbilt | David Remley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 06:32 | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster grabs the offensive board | 30-22 |
| 06:24 | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Faust (PF) Calvin Whittaker | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Edward Borges (SG) David Remley | |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 30-22 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge tips it but misses | 30-22 |
| 06:00 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Maggi grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 05:38 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Billy Ellis is denied by Jimmy Her | 30-25 |
| 05:19 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to James Brooking | 30-25 |
| 05:00 | Vanderbilt | The short jumper by Edward Borges is denied by Billy Ellis | 30-25 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi | James Faust grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | James Faust hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mitchell Burge | 32-25 |
| 04:17 | Vanderbilt | Edward Borges knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley is fouled on the floor by Edward Borges - foul #1 on Edward Borges, team foul #9 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Kulas (PG), Matthew Owens (SF), Calvin Whittaker (C) Michael Demps, Mitchell Burge, Billy Ellis | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Remley (PG), Richard Doctor (SF), Donald Petway (PF), Frank Collinsworth (C) Howard Fenster, James Brooking, Jimmy Her, Kevin Maggi | |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi | Edward Lashley misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 04:08 | Vanderbilt | Donald Petway grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 03:55 | Vanderbilt | Donald Petway comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 33-28 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Faust | 33-28 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | The pull-up jumper by Edward Lashley is blocked by David Remley | 33-28 |
| 03:48 | Vanderbilt | Donald Petway gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | David Remley misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by John Kulas - foul #1 on John Kulas, team foul #4 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley (SF) Edward Lashley | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton (SF), Arlie Darcy (C) Richard Doctor, Frank Collinsworth | |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | David Remley makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | David Remley makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi | Matthew Owens misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-30 |
| 03:28 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Donald Petway | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Kulas (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Owens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Stanley (fresh) PF - James Faust (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Remley (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Borges (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Parton (fresh) PF - Donald Petway (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Arlie Darcy (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | John Kulas steps in front of the Arlie Darcy pass | 33-30 |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Calvin Whittaker is denied by Donald Petway | 33-30 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker grabs the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 02:38 | Mississippi | James Faust is whistled for traveling | 33-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Demps (PG), Billy Ellis (C) Ryan Stanley, James Faust | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Brooking (SF) Edward Borges | |
| 02:23 | Vanderbilt | Donald Petway scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from David Remley | 33-32 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Matthew Owens connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by John Kulas | 36-32 |
| 01:39 | Vanderbilt | Arlie Darcy misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by John Kulas - foul #2 on John Kulas, team foul #5 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Lashley (SG), Mitchell Burge (SF), James Faust (PF) John Kulas, Matthew Owens, Calvin Whittaker | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Edward Borges (SG) David Remley | |
| 01:39 | Vanderbilt | Arlie Darcy misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 01:39 | Vanderbilt | Arlie Darcy misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mitchell Burge | 36-32 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi | Michael Demps throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-32 |
| 01:20 | Vanderbilt | Donald Petway hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by James Brooking | 36-35 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Petway | 36-35 |
| 01:13 | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 00:57 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-35 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | James Faust snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Michael Demps misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Justin Parton - foul #3 on Justin Parton, team foul #10 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker (C) Billy Ellis | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster (PG), Kevin Maggi (C) Justin Parton, Donald Petway | |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Michael Demps makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Michael Demps makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:34 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Remley (PG), Richard Doctor (SF), Jimmy Her (PF) Howard Fenster, James Brooking, Arlie Darcy | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker is hacked by Jimmy Her - foul #1 on Jimmy Her, team foul #11 | 38-35 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor's floater is knocked away by Mitchell Burge | 40-35 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 40-35 |