| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Matthew Price (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Hiram Scalia (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sheldon Lin (fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Milton Sheppard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Marr (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Hunter (fresh) SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Blakeman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Cory Forrest (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi | Andrew Blakeman gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi | Donald Marr misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia is denied on a layup by Andrew Blakeman | 34-34 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard tips it but misses | 34-34 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Marr | 34-37 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson hits a floater from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Milton Sheppard | 39-37 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | Donald Marr buries a 3 from straight away | 39-40 |
| 17:38 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Anderson | 41-40 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi | Andrew Blakeman loses the dribble to Jerry Anderson | 41-40 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee | Matthew Price lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jerry Anderson | 43-40 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Andrew Blakeman blows the dunk but he's hacked by Milton Sheppard - foul #1 on Milton Sheppard, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans (SG), Corey Williams (SF), Samuel Cox (PF), Jeffery Dargan (C) Matthew Price, Hiram Scalia, Sheldon Lin, Milton Sheppard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pugh (PG), James Friedrich (C) Donald Marr, Cory Forrest | |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Andrew Blakeman makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Andrew Blakeman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jeffery Dargan | 43-41 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 16:47 | Mississippi | Andrew Blakeman grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi | Samuel Cox steals it from Chad Hunter | 43-41 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by James Friedrich - foul #2 on James Friedrich, team foul #1 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Riley (SG), Daniel Milano (PF) Chad Hunter, Andrew Blakeman | |
| 16:19 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | Donald Riley loses the dribble to Jerry Anderson | 45-41 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Jeffrey Evans and the foul's on Donald Riley - foul #1 on Donald Riley, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Price (SG), Hiram Scalia (SF), Milton Sheppard (C) Jerry Anderson, Corey Williams, Jeffery Dargan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Marr (PG), Cory Forrest (C) Donald Riley, Kurt Shade | |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox misses the free throw | 47-41 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi | James Friedrich snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jeffrey Evans (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Price (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Hiram Scalia (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Samuel Cox (fresh) 2 pts. C - Milton Sheppard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Marr (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Pugh (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Milano (fresh) PF - James Friedrich (fresh) 4 reb. C - Cory Forrest (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Mississippi | James Friedrich misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jeffrey Evans and he's hacked by Cory Forrest - foul #2 on Cory Forrest, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin (PF) Samuel Cox | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Hunter (SG) Michael Pugh | |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | Donald Marr misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Hiram Scalia - foul #2 on Hiram Scalia, team foul #2 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kurt Shade (SF), Andrew Blakeman (PF) Daniel Milano, James Friedrich | |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | Donald Marr makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | Donald Marr makes the 2nd free throw | 50-43 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Andrew Blakeman - foul #1 on Andrew Blakeman, team foul #4 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson (PG) Jeffrey Evans | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin buries a runner in the paint set up by Hiram Scalia | 54-45 |
| 13:33 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Kurt Shade | 54-47 |
| 13:15 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-47 |
| 13:14 | Mississippi | Donald Marr gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade is hacked by Sheldon Lin - foul #1 on Sheldon Lin, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans (SG), Corey Williams (SF), Samuel Cox (C) Matthew Price, Hiram Scalia, Milton Sheppard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pugh (PG), Daniel Milano (PF), James Friedrich (C) Donald Marr, Andrew Blakeman, Cory Forrest | |
| 12:45 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh hits the follow up shot | 54-49 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans's floater is knocked away by Daniel Milano | 54-49 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | James Friedrich grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Chad Hunter | 54-52 |
| 12:02 | Tennessee | Kurt Shade takes the ball from Corey Williams | 54-52 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh misses the easy layup | 54-52 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox pulls down the rebound | 54-52 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee | Corey Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Sheldon Lin | 54-52 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Chad Hunter takes the ball from Jeffrey Evans | 54-52 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade lays it in on a nice dish by Chad Hunter | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jerry Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jeffrey Evans (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Corey Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sheldon Lin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Cox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Pugh (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Hunter (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kurt Shade (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Milano (fresh) C - James Friedrich (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | James Friedrich is called for the reach on Samuel Cox - foul #3 on James Friedrich, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Price (SG), Jeffery Dargan (C) Jerry Anderson, Sheldon Lin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Marr (PG), Andrew Blakeman (PF), Cory Forrest (C) Chad Hunter, Kurt Shade, James Friedrich | |
| 11:03 | Tennessee | Samuel Cox's pass is intercepted by Daniel Milano | 54-54 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh's pass is intercepted by Matthew Price | 54-54 |
| 10:41 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans slams it home set up by Matthew Price | 56-54 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi | Daniel Milano misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Matthew Price snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Matthew Price and he's fouled by Daniel Milano - foul #2 on Daniel Milano, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia (SF), Jaime Hewlett (PF), Milton Sheppard (C) Corey Williams, Samuel Cox, Jeffery Dargan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Riley (SG), Elton Mire (SF) Michael Pugh, Daniel Milano | |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans misses the free throw | 58-54 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Andrew Blakeman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-54 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Donald Riley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-54 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi | Donald Marr tips it in | 58-56 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-56 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi | Donald Riley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-56 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Andrew Blakeman grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Donald Riley can't finish the layup | 58-56 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | Matthew Price clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi | Elton Mire grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Donald Marr misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee | Jaime Hewlett is fouled on the floor by Andrew Blakeman - foul #2 on Andrew Blakeman, team foul #7 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson (PG), Corey Williams (SG), Sheldon Lin (PF), Samuel Cox (C) Jeffrey Evans, Matthew Price, Hiram Scalia, Milton Sheppard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Pugh (PG), Chad Hunter (SG), Kurt Shade (SF), Daniel Milano (PF), James Friedrich (C) Donald Marr, Donald Riley, Elton Mire, Andrew Blakeman, Cory Forrest | |
| 08:19 | Tennessee | Jaime Hewlett makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee | Jaime Hewlett misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | James Friedrich grabs the board | 59-56 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi | Michael Pugh comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Jaime Hewlett pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Jaime Hewlett clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 07:31 | Tennessee | Jaime Hewlett grabs the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 07:09 | Tennessee | Jaime Hewlett comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 07:08 | Tennessee | Corey Williams grabs the offensive board | 59-56 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Corey Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaime Hewlett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sheldon Lin (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Cox (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Pugh (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Hunter (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Milano (fresh) C - James Friedrich (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Corey Williams is blocked by Kurt Shade | 59-56 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | James Friedrich pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Sheldon Lin takes the ball from James Friedrich | 59-56 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee | Kurt Shade is called for the reach on Corey Williams - foul #2 on Kurt Shade, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Price (SG), Milton Sheppard (C) Jaime Hewlett, Samuel Cox | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Blakeman (PF), Cory Forrest (C) Daniel Milano, James Friedrich | |
| 06:28 | Tennessee | Corey Williams makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee | Corey Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:08 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Pugh | 61-59 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee | Matthew Price misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 61-59 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Andrew Blakeman gets the rebound | 61-59 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 61-59 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Matthew Price | 61-59 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-59 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-59 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade tips it back up and in | 63-61 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Matthew Price | 65-61 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Corey Williams - foul #3 on Corey Williams, team foul #4 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans (PG), Daniel Morgan (SG), Hiram Scalia (SF), Samuel Cox (PF), Jeffery Dargan (C) Jerry Anderson, Matthew Price, Corey Williams, Sheldon Lin, Milton Sheppard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Marr (PG), Donald Riley (SG), Daniel Milano (SF) Michael Pugh, Chad Hunter, Kurt Shade | |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 04:31 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 65-63 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Jeffery Dargan grabs the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | Andrew Blakeman steps in front of the Daniel Morgan pass | 65-63 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Daniel Morgan is called for the reach on Donald Riley - foul #2 on Daniel Morgan, team foul #5 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kurt Shade (SF), James Friedrich (C) Daniel Milano, Cory Forrest | |
| 03:42 | Mississippi | Donald Marr can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 65-63 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia pulls down the rebound | 65-63 |
| 03:29 | Tennessee | James Friedrich is called for the reach on Jeffrey Evans - foul #4 on James Friedrich, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson (PG), Milton Sheppard (C) Daniel Morgan, Jeffery Dargan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Chad Hunter (SG), Daniel Milano (PF) Donald Riley, Andrew Blakeman | |
| 03:29 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:29 | Tennessee | Milton Sheppard grabs the offensive board | 65-63 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans is hacked by Daniel Milano - foul #3 on Daniel Milano, team foul #10 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Price (SG) Jerry Anderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans makes the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 67-63 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade's floater is tipped away by Milton Sheppard | 67-63 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson (PG), Sheldon Lin (PF) Jeffrey Evans, Samuel Cox | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Andrew Blakeman (PF), Cory Forrest (C) Daniel Milano, James Friedrich | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Matthew Price (fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hiram Scalia (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sheldon Lin (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Milton Sheppard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Marr (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Hunter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kurt Shade (fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Blakeman (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Cory Forrest (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:33 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin misses the fadeaway in the paint | 67-63 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 67-63 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-63 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee | Matthew Price comes up short on the shot from the right side | 67-63 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter pulls down the rebound | 67-63 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Donald Marr hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Kurt Shade | 67-65 |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | Matthew Price clanks a 3 from the left wing | 67-65 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade pulls down the rebound | 67-65 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | Kurt Shade knocks in the floater near the basket set up by Cory Forrest | 67-67 |
| 01:05 | Tennessee | Hiram Scalia clanks a 3 from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest grabs the defensive rebound | 67-67 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Chad Hunter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 67-67 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson snags the defensive board | 67-67 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Matthew Price drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Jerry Anderson | 69-67 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Kurt Shade and the foul's on Milton Sheppard - foul #2 on Milton Sheppard, team foul #6 | 69-69 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Cory Forrest makes the free throw | 69-70 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Sheldon Lin clanks a runner from close range | 69-70 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | The clock runs out | 69-70 |