| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Pappas (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Murrow (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Widger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cleveland Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Doctor (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Collinsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Shaun Foutch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-29 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi | Frank Collinsworth is called for the reach on Calvin Whittaker - foul #2 on Frank Collinsworth, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | Brian Varga misses short on a floater from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 19:16 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 18:56 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-29 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker grabs the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 18:15 | Vanderbilt | John Widger pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:10 | Vanderbilt | John Widger misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-29 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | Richard Doctor steals the ball from Calvin Whittaker | 34-29 |
| 17:30 | Vanderbilt | John Widger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | Brian Varga makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Tim Pappas | 36-29 |
| 17:00 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor hits a jumper in the lane | 36-31 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | Brian Varga hits a floater from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 16:36 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor can't throw it down | 38-31 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | Brian Varga grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi | John Widger steals the ball from Robert Murrow | 38-31 |
| 16:14 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson misses the easy layup | 38-31 |
| 16:13 | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth tips it in | 38-33 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | David Harper misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Harper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Pappas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Murrow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Widger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cleveland Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Doctor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Collinsworth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Shaun Foutch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | David Harper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow drills a driving attempt from the right block | 40-33 |
| 15:17 | Vanderbilt | John Widger knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Shaun Foutch | 40-36 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Cleveland Johnson steals the ball from Tim Pappas | 40-36 |
| 14:54 | Vanderbilt | John Widger hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Cleveland Johnson | 40-39 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi | Brian Varga misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-39 |
| 14:34 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 14:22 | Vanderbilt | John Widger clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brian Varga - foul #1 on Brian Varga, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs (PG), Willie Black (SG), Andrew Masuda (SF), Irvin Dimas (PF) Brian Varga, David Harper, Tim Pappas, Calvin Whittaker | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed (SG), Howard Parrish (SF), Bill Schwieson (PF), Andrew Virgin (C) Cleveland Johnson, Richard Doctor, Frank Collinsworth, Shaun Foutch | |
| 14:22 | Vanderbilt | John Widger makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:22 | Vanderbilt | John Widger misses the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow misses the dunk attempt | 40-40 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Willie Black grabs the offensive board | 40-40 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Black | 42-40 |
| 13:22 | Vanderbilt | Willie Black is called for the reach on Howard Parrish - foul #1 on Willie Black, team foul #2 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker (PF) Robert Murrow | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt (SG) John Widger | |
| 13:11 | Vanderbilt | Bill Schwieson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-40 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi | Darin Reed takes the ball from Calvin Whittaker | 42-40 |
| 12:50 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed banks in the layup | 42-42 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Andrew Masuda | 44-42 |
| 12:32 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-42 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda lays it in set up by Donald Jacobs | 46-42 |
| 12:02 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi | Willie Black grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Willie Black makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Andrew Masuda | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Black (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Masuda (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Irvin Dimas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Darin Reed (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Hunt (fresh) SF - Howard Parrish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bill Schwieson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Virgin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Vanderbilt | Bill Schwieson is fouled on the floor by Calvin Whittaker - foul #2 on Calvin Whittaker, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), David Harper (SG), Tim Pappas (SF), Robert Murrow (C) Willie Black, Andrew Masuda, Calvin Whittaker, Irvin Dimas | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor (SF), Frank Collinsworth (PF) Howard Parrish, Bill Schwieson | |
| 11:14 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Virgin | 49-44 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | Brian Varga can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Darin Reed - foul #2 on Darin Reed, team foul #2 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker (PF) Donald Jacobs | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith (SG) Darin Reed | |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | Brian Varga makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | Brian Varga makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 10:43 | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 10:41 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor snags the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 10:22 | Vanderbilt | Sam Nesmith loses the dribble to Robert Murrow | 51-44 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas is fouled on the floor by Sam Nesmith - foul #1 on Sam Nesmith, team foul #3 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda (PF) Calvin Whittaker | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Widger (PG), Howard Parrish (SF), Shaun Foutch (C) Ronald Hunt, Richard Doctor, Andrew Virgin | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi | Brian Varga connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Harper | 53-44 |
| 09:43 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 09:42 | Vanderbilt | John Widger snags the offensive board | 53-44 |
| 09:15 | Vanderbilt | John Widger misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-44 |
| 09:13 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch tips it in | 53-46 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi | Howard Parrish steps in front of the David Harper pass | 53-46 |
| 08:38 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Murrow | 53-46 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow can't tip it in | 53-46 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Brian Varga drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Masuda | 55-46 |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch misses the lay-in | 55-46 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda grabs the board | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - David Harper (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Pappas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Masuda (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. C - Robert Murrow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Widger (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sam Nesmith (fairly fresh) SF - Howard Parrish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Frank Collinsworth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Shaun Foutch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Shaun Foutch is called for the reach on Robert Murrow - foul #1 on Shaun Foutch, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs (PG), Willie Black (SG), Daryl Pecor (SF), Calvin Whittaker (PF), Irvin Dimas (C) Brian Varga, David Harper, Tim Pappas, Andrew Masuda, Robert Murrow | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed (PG), Cleveland Johnson (SG), Richard Doctor (SF), Bill Schwieson (PF), Andrew Virgin (C) John Widger, Sam Nesmith, Howard Parrish, Frank Collinsworth, Shaun Foutch | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs clanks a 3 from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 07:25 | Vanderbilt | Bill Schwieson snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 07:07 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Willie Black - foul #2 on Willie Black, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| 07:07 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 07:07 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Darin Reed steps in front of the Donald Jacobs pass in the backcourt | 55-47 |
| 07:04 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed lays it in | 55-49 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-49 |
| 06:22 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 06:20 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-49 |
| 05:58 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), Tim Pappas (SF), Andrew Masuda (C) Willie Black, Daryl Pecor, Calvin Whittaker | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Widger (PG), Frank Collinsworth (PF) Darin Reed, Bill Schwieson | |
| 05:37 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-49 |
| 05:35 | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 05:19 | Vanderbilt | John Widger scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Frank Collinsworth | 55-51 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas is whistled for a carry | 55-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harper (SG) Irvin Dimas | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed (SG), Shaun Foutch (C) Cleveland Johnson, Andrew Virgin | |
| 04:49 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-51 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | David Harper knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Jacobs | 57-51 |
| 04:07 | Vanderbilt | Darin Reed is fouled on the floor by David Harper - foul #3 on David Harper, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Black (SF), Calvin Whittaker (PF), Robert Murrow (C) Tim Pappas, Andrew Masuda, Donald Jacobs | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt (SG), Howard Parrish (SF) John Widger, Richard Doctor | |
| 03:52 | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Hunt | 57-54 |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Darin Reed takes the ball from Brian Varga | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fresh) 13 pts. SG - David Harper (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Willie Black (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Calvin Whittaker (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. C - Robert Murrow (fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Darin Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Hunt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Parrish (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Frank Collinsworth (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Shaun Foutch (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:17 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Hunt scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi | David Harper misses short on a jumper from the right side | 57-56 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi | Robert Murrow snags the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | David Harper misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Howard Parrish - foul #1 on Howard Parrish, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs (PG), Tim Pappas (SF) Brian Varga, Willie Black | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Widger (PG), Cleveland Johnson (SG), Andrew Virgin (C) Darin Reed, Ronald Hunt, Frank Collinsworth | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | David Harper makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | David Harper misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:49 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Shaun Foutch | 58-56 |
| 02:49 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| 02:30 | Vanderbilt | Howard Parrish misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-56 |
| 02:28 | Vanderbilt | Shaun Foutch tips it home | 58-58 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs hits a 3 from the left corner | 61-58 |
| 02:13 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 61-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG) Donald Jacobs | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor (SF), Frank Collinsworth (PF) Howard Parrish, Shaun Foutch | |
| 01:59 | Vanderbilt | Cleveland Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Calvin Whittaker | 61-58 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Calvin Whittaker is hacked by Frank Collinsworth - foul #3 on Frank Collinsworth, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi | David Harper misses the shot from the right side | 61-58 |
| 01:33 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Andrew Virgin | 61-58 |
| 01:22 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas snags the defensive board | 61-58 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | David Harper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-58 |
| 00:40 | Vanderbilt | Andrew Virgin is fouled on the floor by Robert Murrow - foul #1 on Robert Murrow, team foul #6 | 61-58 |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 00:27 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor grabs the offensive board | 61-58 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Frank Collinsworth clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-58 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | John Widger is called for the reach on Tim Pappas in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Widger, team foul #7 | 61-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs (PG), Andrew Masuda (PF) Brian Varga, Calvin Whittaker | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas misses the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| 00:12 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Andrew Virgin | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Richard Doctor comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-58 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Doctor | 62-58 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | The clock runs out | 62-58 |