| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frederick Matsumoto (fresh) SG - Daniel Atwater (fresh) SF - Ronald Hobson (fresh) PF - James Graham (fresh) C - Joseph Quill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fresh) SG - Erik Rockwell (fresh) SF - Junior Hart (fresh) PF - Tommy Simms (fresh) C - Louis Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson misses the fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Graham | 3-2 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | James Graham steals it from Louis Johnson | 3-2 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Daniel Atwater | 5-2 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson misses the lay-in | 5-2 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson tips it in | 5-4 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto is hacked by Louis Johnson - foul #1 on Louis Johnson, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy (C) Louis Johnson | |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto connects on the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Sylvester Stover - foul #1 on Sylvester Stover, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford (SF), Jeffrey Strother (PF) Junior Hart, Tommy Simms | |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto makes the free throw | 8-4 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 8-4 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater grabs the board | 8-4 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frederick Matsumoto (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Atwater (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hobson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Graham (fresh) C - Joseph Quill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fresh) SG - Erik Rockwell (fresh) SF - Timothy Crawford (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Strother (fresh) C - Albert Abernethy (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | James Graham scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-4 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy is whistled for traveling | 11-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (SG), Harold Richards (SF), Bruce Toro (PF), David King (C) Daniel Atwater, Ronald Hobson, James Graham, Joseph Quill | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Simpson (PG), Max Bond (SG) Sylvester Stover, Erik Rockwell | |
| 15:03 | Tennessee | Roman Martin loses the dribble to Albert Abernethy | 11-4 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother misses the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Roman Martin - foul #1 on Roman Martin, team foul #1 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG) Frederick Matsumoto | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tommy Simms (PF), Louis Johnson (C) Scott Simpson, Albert Abernethy | |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother makes the 1st free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:47 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother misses the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro pulls down the rebound | 11-5 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Roman Martin can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 11-5 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe tips it in | 13-5 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | Louis Johnson scores on a turnaround in the lane | 13-7 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe is whistled for traveling | 13-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater (SG), Ronald Hobson (SF), James Graham (PF), Joseph Quill (C) Roman Martin, Harold Richards, Bruce Toro, David King | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover (PG), Erik Rockwell (SG), Junior Hart (SF) Max Bond, Timothy Crawford, Jeffrey Strother | |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | A charge is called on Louis Johnson - foul #2 on Louis Johnson, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto (PG) Gary Rowe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy (C) Louis Johnson | |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Albert Abernethy gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover is whistled for a carry | 13-7 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson loses the dribble to Sylvester Stover | 13-7 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell slams it home on a nice dish by Sylvester Stover | 13-9 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee | James Graham misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 12:17 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson grabs the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 12:05 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson can't finish the layup | 13-9 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Junior Hart gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Junior Hart is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Junior Hart, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG), Harold Richards (SF) Frederick Matsumoto, Ronald Hobson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother (PF) Tommy Simms | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gary Rowe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Atwater (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Richards (fresh) PF - James Graham (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Quill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Erik Rockwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Junior Hart (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Strother (fresh) 1 pts. C - Albert Abernethy (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-9 |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill grabs the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 13-9 |
| 11:16 | Tennessee | James Graham hits the follow up shot | 15-9 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Junior Hart is fouled on the floor by James Graham - foul #1 on James Graham, team foul #2 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (SG), Bruce Toro (PF), David King (C) Daniel Atwater, James Graham, Joseph Quill | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Bond (PG), Timothy Crawford (SF), Edward Disalvo (PF) Sylvester Stover, Junior Hart, Albert Abernethy | |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | Max Bond hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gary Rowe - foul #1 on Gary Rowe, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto (PG) Gary Rowe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | Max Bond makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | Max Bond misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Roman Martin gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 10:29 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 15-10 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro tips it in | 17-10 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | Max Bond knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Erik Rockwell | 17-12 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frederick Matsumoto | 19-12 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Max Bond misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-12 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to David King | 19-12 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | David King hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 19-12 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Strother | 19-12 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother misses the shot from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | David King grabs the board | 19-12 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee | Roman Martin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-12 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Edward Disalvo pulls down the rebound | 19-12 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Edward Disalvo | 19-14 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Harold Richards misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother grabs the defensive rebound | 19-14 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | Roman Martin steals it from Max Bond | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frederick Matsumoto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roman Martin (fresh) SF - Harold Richards (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Toro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David King (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Max Bond (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Erik Rockwell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Crawford (fairly fresh) PF - Edward Disalvo (fairly fresh) C - Jeffrey Strother (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Roman Martin loses the ball out of bounds | 19-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG), Daniel Atwater (SG), Ronald Hobson (SF), James Graham (PF), Joseph Quill (C) Frederick Matsumoto, Roman Martin, Harold Richards, Bruce Toro, David King | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover (PG), Scott Simpson (SG), Junior Hart (SF), Tommy Simms (PF), Albert Abernethy (C) Max Bond, Erik Rockwell, Timothy Crawford, Edward Disalvo, Jeffrey Strother | |
| 07:13 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-14 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | James Graham gets the rebound | 19-14 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee | James Graham is hacked by Albert Abernethy - foul #1 on Albert Abernethy, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | James Graham is fouled on the floor by Tommy Simms - foul #1 on Tommy Simms, team foul #6 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Bond (SG) Scott Simpson | |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Daniel Atwater, team foul #4 | 19-14 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto (PG) Gary Rowe | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-14 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Junior Hart | 19-14 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on James Graham - foul #2 on James Graham, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bruce Toro (PF) James Graham | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell (SG) Max Bond | |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 19-16 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Erik Rockwell - foul #1 on Erik Rockwell, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater makes the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-16 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson misses the tip | 21-16 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill tips it in | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frederick Matsumoto (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Atwater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hobson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bruce Toro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Quill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sylvester Stover (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Rockwell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Junior Hart (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tommy Simms (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Abernethy (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi | Tommy Simms can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-19 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Hobson | 26-19 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG), Roman Martin (SG), Harold Richards (SF), James Graham (PF) Frederick Matsumoto, Daniel Atwater, Ronald Hobson, Joseph Quill | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Max Bond (PG), Timothy Crawford (SF), Jeffrey Strother (PF), Louis Johnson (C) Sylvester Stover, Junior Hart, Tommy Simms, Albert Abernethy | |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro is hacked by Louis Johnson - foul #3 on Louis Johnson, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Disalvo (PF) Louis Johnson | |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro makes the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro makes the 2nd free throw | 28-19 |
| 02:26 | Mississippi | Gary Rowe is called for the reach on Max Bond - foul #2 on Gary Rowe, team foul #6 | 28-19 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-19 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother hits the follow up shot | 28-21 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Roman Martin buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Toro | 31-21 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi | Timothy Crawford misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 31-21 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | James Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 31-21 |
| 01:04 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-21 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Strother snags the defensive board | 31-21 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell is fouled on the floor by James Graham - foul #3 on James Graham, team foul #7 | 31-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto (PG), Daniel Atwater (SG), Ronald Hobson (SF), Joseph Quill (C) Gary Rowe, Roman Martin, James Graham, Bruce Toro | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sylvester Stover (PG), Junior Hart (SF), Tommy Simms (PF) Max Bond, Timothy Crawford, Edward Disalvo | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Erik Rockwell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joseph Quill | 31-22 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson snags the offensive board | 31-22 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Joseph Quill | 34-22 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Junior Hart comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 34-22 |