| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Widger (fresh) SG - Justin Parton (fresh) SF - James Brooking (fresh) PF - Jimmy Her (fresh) C - Andrew Virgin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Carlos Smith (fresh) SG - Willie Black (fresh) SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) C - Billy Ellis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Vanderbilt | Carlos Smith picks off the pass by Justin Parton | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jimmy Her | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Vanderbilt | John Widger misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi | Justin Parton steps in front of the Billy Ellis pass | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Vanderbilt | Carlos Smith is called for the reach on John Widger - foul #1 on Carlos Smith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:38 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 18:36 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Willie Black buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mitchell Burge | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton misses the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Willie Black - foul #1 on Willie Black, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 18:06 | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis is fouled on the floor by James Brooking - foul #1 on James Brooking, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | Jimmy Her steals the ball from Mitchell Burge | 2-3 |
| 17:25 | Vanderbilt | John Widger is fouled on the floor by Billy Ellis - foul #1 on Billy Ellis, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster (PG), Frank Collinsworth (C) John Widger, Andrew Virgin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:15 | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth misses the easy layup | 2-3 |
| 17:13 | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Calvin Whittaker | 2-3 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith misses the easy layup | 2-3 |
| 16:51 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jimmy Her | 2-3 |
| 16:27 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Howard Fenster | 4-3 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker misses the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Jimmy Her - foul #1 on Jimmy Her, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Widger (PG), Richard Doctor (SG), Andrew Virgin (C) Justin Parton, James Brooking, Jimmy Her | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), Ryan Stanley (SG), Robert Murrow (C) Carlos Smith, Willie Black, Billy Ellis | |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:46 | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow grabs the board | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Widger (fresh) SG - Richard Doctor (fresh) SF - Howard Fenster (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Frank Collinsworth (fresh) C - Andrew Virgin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fresh) SG - Ryan Stanley (fresh) SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) PF - Calvin Whittaker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Murrow (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge makes the jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Murrow | 4-7 |
| 15:09 | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-7 |
| 14:42 | Vanderbilt | John Widger grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:24 | Vanderbilt | John Widger travels with the ball | 4-7 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton (SG), James Brooking (SF), Jimmy Her (PF) Richard Doctor, Howard Fenster, Andrew Virgin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Smith (PG), Willie Black (SG), Billy Ellis (C) Brian Varga, Mitchell Burge, Calvin Whittaker | |
| 14:02 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Carlos Smith | 4-10 |
| 13:47 | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-10 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis snags the defensive board | 4-10 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow clanks a 3 from the right wing | 4-10 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | Willie Black grabs the offensive rebound | 4-10 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Carlos Smith | 4-13 |
| 13:02 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking misses the 3 from straight away | 4-13 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Murrow | 4-13 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | Willie Black misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-13 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis gets the offensive rebound | 4-13 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-13 |
| 12:19 | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth pulls down the rebound | 4-13 |
| 11:55 | Vanderbilt | Ryan Stanley picks off the pass by James Brooking | 4-13 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Carlos Smith misses the lay-in | 4-13 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow snags the offensive board | 4-13 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi | Justin Parton steps in front of the Robert Murrow pass | 4-13 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Widger (fairly fresh) SG - Justin Parton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Brooking (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Her (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Collinsworth (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Carlos Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willie Black (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Stanley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Murrow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her hits a turnaround from close range set up by James Brooking and the foul's on Willie Black - foul #2 on Willie Black, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster (PG), Darin Reed (SG), Richard Doctor (SF), Andrew Virgin (C) John Widger, Justin Parton, James Brooking, Frank Collinsworth | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), David Harper (SG), Mitchell Burge (SF), Calvin Whittaker (PF) Carlos Smith, Willie Black, Ryan Stanley, Robert Murrow | |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her misses the free throw | 6-13 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker snags the defensive board | 6-13 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Doctor - foul #1 on Richard Doctor, team foul #3 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ballantyne (C) Billy Ellis | |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge makes the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 10:36 | Vanderbilt | James Ballantyne blocks the jumper by Andrew Virgin | 6-15 |
| 10:35 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her tips it home | 8-15 |
| 10:28 | Mississippi | David Harper loses the ball out of bounds | 8-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Brooking (SF) Jimmy Her | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Smith (PG) Brian Varga | |
| 10:13 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor hits the finger roll | 10-15 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | James Brooking steps in front of the Calvin Whittaker pass | 10-15 |
| 09:48 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Carlos Smith - foul #2 on Carlos Smith, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton (SG) Howard Fenster | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), Billy Ellis (C) Carlos Smith, James Ballantyne | |
| 09:48 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed makes the 1st free throw | 11-15 |
| 09:48 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | David Harper hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Brooking - foul #2 on James Brooking, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster (PG), Jimmy Her (PF) Darin Reed, James Brooking | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley (SG) Brian Varga | |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | David Harper misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | David Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 09:17 | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Justin Parton picks off the pass by Ryan Stanley | 15-16 |
| 08:57 | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton scores on a jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Ryan Stanley - foul #1 on Ryan Stanley, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG) David Harper | |
| 08:57 | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | Howard Fenster is called for the reach on Brian Varga in the backcourt - foul #1 on Howard Fenster, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Murrow (PF) Calvin Whittaker | |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 08:33 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 08:14 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin hits a jumper from the left block | 20-16 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 20-16 |
| 08:05 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her grabs the defensive rebound | 20-16 |
| 08:00 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 07:58 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin can't tip it in | 20-16 |
| 07:57 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her snags the offensive board | 20-16 |
| 07:48 | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 20-16 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Widger (PG), Darin Reed (SG), Howard Parrish (SF), Frank Collinsworth (C) Howard Fenster, Justin Parton, Richard Doctor, Andrew Virgin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harper (SG), Calvin Whittaker (PF) Ryan Stanley, Billy Ellis | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Widger (fresh) SG - Darin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Howard Parrish (fresh) PF - Jimmy Her (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Collinsworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fresh) SG - David Harper (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Murrow (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her loses the ball out of bounds | 20-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ballantyne (SF) Mitchell Burge | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi | James Ballantyne connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Brian Varga | 20-18 |
| 06:43 | Vanderbilt | John Widger is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Widger, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster (SF) Howard Parrish | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley (SG), Billy Ellis (C) David Harper, Robert Murrow | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker can't throw it down but the foul's on Jimmy Her - foul #2 on Jimmy Her, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton (SG), Andrew Virgin (C) Darin Reed, Jimmy Her | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 06:12 | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley travels with the ball | 20-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harper (PG), Mitchell Burge (SF) Brian Varga, James Ballantyne | |
| 05:42 | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster is fouled on the floor by David Harper - foul #1 on David Harper, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor (PF) Andrew Virgin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Murrow (PF) Calvin Whittaker | |
| 05:42 | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:42 | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-20 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis grabs the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge snags the offensive board | 22-20 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | David Harper can't connect on a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Doctor - foul #2 on Richard Doctor, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt (PG), Darin Reed (SG), Howard Parrish (SF), Andrew Virgin (C) John Widger, Justin Parton, Howard Fenster, Richard Doctor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), James Ballantyne (C) Ryan Stanley, Billy Ellis | |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | David Harper makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | David Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi | David Harper misses the 3rd free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:44 | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth snags the defensive board | 22-21 |
| 04:36 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin buries a floater in the paint on a great pass from Frank Collinsworth and he's fouled by Mitchell Burge - foul #1 on Mitchell Burge, team foul #8 | 24-21 |
| 04:36 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin makes the free throw | 25-21 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Brian Varga misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-21 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge gets the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi | James Ballantyne clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 25-21 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow tips it home | 25-23 |
| 03:38 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Brian Varga - foul #1 on Brian Varga, team foul #9 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton (SG), Jimmy Her (PF), Richard Doctor (C) Ronald Hunt, Frank Collinsworth, Andrew Virgin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carlos Smith (PG), Willie Black (SG), Calvin Whittaker (PF), Billy Ellis (C) Brian Varga, David Harper, Robert Murrow, James Ballantyne | |
| 03:38 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 03:38 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Darin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Parton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Howard Parrish (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jimmy Her (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Doctor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Carlos Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Willie Black (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mitchell Burge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Billy Ellis (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Willie Black can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 03:21 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Her gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 03:00 | Vanderbilt | Justin Parton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-23 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis grabs the board | 26-23 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Her - foul #3 on Jimmy Her, team foul #9 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Widger (PG), James Brooking (SF), Andrew Virgin (C) Darin Reed, Howard Parrish, Jimmy Her | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley (SF) Mitchell Burge | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley gets the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Billy Ellis's floater is tipped away by James Brooking | 26-23 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker can't tip it in | 26-23 |
| 02:13 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin pulls down the rebound | 26-23 |
| 01:55 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Billy Ellis | 26-23 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Willie Black clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-23 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 26-23 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker tips it home | 26-25 |
| 00:58 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking is hacked by Calvin Whittaker - foul #1 on Calvin Whittaker, team foul #10 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed (SG), Frank Collinsworth (PF) Justin Parton, Richard Doctor | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mitchell Burge (SF), Robert Murrow (C) Ryan Stanley, Billy Ellis | |
| 00:58 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 00:58 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Andrew Virgin steps in front of the Willie Black pass | 28-25 |
| 00:37 | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth loses the ball out of bounds | 28-25 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley (SG), James Ballantyne (C) Willie Black, Calvin Whittaker | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | James Brooking swats the short shot by Carlos Smith | 28-25 |
| 00:16 | Vanderbilt | James Brooking snags the defensive board | 28-25 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Darin Reed, team foul #10 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Howard Fenster (PG) John Widger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG) Carlos Smith | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Ryan Stanley can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 28-25 |