| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Kendall (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jarogniew Zins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - George Dexter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Harper (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Pappas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Dimas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Emory Harmon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas inbounds the ball | 36-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Jarogniew Zins denies the turnaround by Tim Pappas | 36-29 |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | Jonathan Thompson pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 19:27 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Kendall | 39-29 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Tim Pappas | 39-32 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee | Emory Harmon is called for the reach on George Dexter - foul #1 on Emory Harmon, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Harper | 39-32 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi | David Harper drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Brian Varga takes the ball from Jarogniew Zins | 39-35 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi | Jonathan Thompson steals it from Irvin Dimas | 39-35 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall misses the dunk | 39-35 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee | Jonathan Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Varga - foul #2 on Brian Varga, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Logue (C) George Dexter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs (SG), Willie Black (SF), Andrew Masuda (PF) David Harper, Tim Pappas, Irvin Dimas | |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda is hacked by Jarogniew Zins - foul #1 on Jarogniew Zins, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luke Liberty (SG), Kevin Russo (SF), Kurt Macon (PF) Jonathan Thompson, Frank Kendall, Jarogniew Zins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:35 | Mississippi | Brian Varga is hacked by Kurt Macon - foul #2 on Kurt Macon, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-35 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | Brian Varga snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda hits a 3 from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Brian Varga - foul #3 on Brian Varga, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Thompson (SG), Frank Kendall (SF), George Dexter (C) Steven Cameron, Kevin Russo, Joshua Logue | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harper (SG), Tim Pappas (SF), Irvin Dimas (PF) Brian Varga, Willie Black, Emory Harmon | |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon makes the 3rd free throw | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Luke Liberty (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jonathan Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Kendall (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kurt Macon (fresh) 6 pts. C - George Dexter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Harper (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Pappas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Dimas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Masuda (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi | Kurt Macon swats the shot by Andrew Masuda | 43-38 |
| 15:34 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to George Dexter | 43-38 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Jonathan Thompson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon tips it back up and in | 45-38 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi | David Harper scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee | George Dexter can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | George Dexter tips it in | 47-40 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi | David Harper hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-40 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda grabs the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Irvin Dimas and he's hacked by George Dexter - foul #1 on George Dexter, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (PG), Jarogniew Zins (PF) Jonathan Thompson, Frank Kendall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), Willie Black (SG), Emory Harmon (C) Donald Jacobs, David Harper, Irvin Dimas | |
| 13:57 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda misses the free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jarogniew Zins | 47-42 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | George Dexter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 47-42 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | Emory Harmon gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi | Emory Harmon connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Willie Black | 47-44 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | George Dexter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Thompson (SG), Frank Kendall (SF), Joshua Logue (C) Luke Liberty, Kurt Macon, George Dexter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Harper (SG), Donald Jacobs (PF) Tim Pappas, Andrew Masuda | |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 12:47 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Willie Black misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi | Emory Harmon hits the follow up shot | 47-46 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi | Willie Black loses the dribble to Jarogniew Zins | 47-46 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Kendall (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jarogniew Zins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Logue (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Harper (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Black (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. C - Emory Harmon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Cameron | 49-46 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi | Jarogniew Zins takes the ball from Donald Jacobs | 49-46 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron tips it in | 51-46 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi | Willie Black misses the easy layup | 51-46 |
| 10:52 | Tennessee | Jonathan Thompson pulls down the rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jonathan Thompson - foul #2 on Jonathan Thompson, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luke Liberty (SG), Kevin Russo (SF), Kurt Macon (PF), George Dexter (C) Jonathan Thompson, Frank Kendall, Jarogniew Zins, Joshua Logue | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Ellingson (PG), Tim Pappas (SF), Irvin Dimas (PF), Andrew Masuda (C) Brian Varga, David Harper, Willie Black, Emory Harmon | |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Steven Cameron | 53-47 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi | Luke Liberty steals the ball from Tim Pappas | 53-47 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Donald Jacobs steals the ball from Luke Liberty | 53-47 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Kevin Russo - foul #1 on Kevin Russo, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Stambaugh (PG), Joshua Logue (PF) Steven Cameron, Kevin Russo | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), David Harper (SG) Jerry Ellingson, Donald Jacobs | |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda misses the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda makes the 3rd free throw | 53-49 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Robert Stambaugh clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-49 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Kurt Macon | 53-49 |
| 08:28 | Tennessee | Robert Stambaugh scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Brian Varga makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Irvin Dimas | 56-51 |
| 08:01 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee | Robert Stambaugh hits the follow up shot | 58-51 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Brian Varga connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Tim Pappas | 58-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Stambaugh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luke Liberty (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kurt Macon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Logue (fresh) 4 reb. C - George Dexter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Harper (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Pappas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Irvin Dimas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Masuda (fresh) 13 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | George Dexter's dunk attempt is rejected by Andrew Masuda | 58-54 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Brian Varga | 58-56 |
| 07:01 | Tennessee | George Dexter banks in the layup set up by Joshua Logue | 60-56 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Andrew Masuda misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 60-56 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee | Robert Stambaugh travels in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (PG), Jonathan Thompson (SG), Frank Kendall (SF), Jarogniew Zins (PF), Adam Sanders (C) Robert Stambaugh, Luke Liberty, Kurt Macon, Joshua Logue, George Dexter | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs (SG), Willie Black (SF), Emory Harmon (C) David Harper, Tim Pappas, Andrew Masuda | |
| 06:31 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 60-56 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall grabs the board | 60-56 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | Willie Black steals it from Jonathan Thompson | 60-56 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Cameron - foul #3 on Steven Cameron, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas makes the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee | Jonathan Thompson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 05:40 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders tips it in | 62-58 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Willie Black buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Jacobs and he's hacked by Frank Kendall - foul #1 on Frank Kendall, team foul #7 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Dexter (C) Adam Sanders | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tim Pappas (SF), Andrew Masuda (PF) Brian Varga, Irvin Dimas | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Willie Black makes the free throw | 62-61 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas gets the rebound | 62-61 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi | Willie Black knocks in the shot from the left side | 62-63 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee | Jonathan Thompson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 62-63 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi | Emory Harmon pulls down the rebound | 62-63 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi | Willie Black misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs grabs the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-63 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi | Emory Harmon tips it but misses | 62-63 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee | George Dexter gets the rebound | 62-63 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | George Dexter scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Steven Cameron | 64-63 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brian Varga (PG), David Harper (SG) Donald Jacobs, Willie Black | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | David Harper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-63 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to George Dexter | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Kendall (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jarogniew Zins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - George Dexter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brian Varga (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Harper (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Pappas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Masuda (fresh) 13 pts. C - Emory Harmon (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins misses the shot from the right side | 64-63 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Emory Harmon grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | David Harper is hacked by Jonathan Thompson - foul #3 on Jonathan Thompson, team foul #8 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas (PF) Andrew Masuda | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | David Harper makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | David Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | George Dexter misses short on a floater from close range | 64-65 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins hits the follow up shot | 66-65 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Frank Kendall is called for the reach on Tim Pappas - foul #2 on Frank Kendall, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas misses the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins grabs the board | 66-66 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee | Tim Pappas steals it from Frank Kendall | 66-66 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | David Harper hits the finger roll | 66-68 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | Jonathan Thompson connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Emory Harmon - foul #2 on Emory Harmon, team foul #4 | 68-68 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | Jonathan Thompson makes the free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi | David Harper is called for traveling | 69-68 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron buries a driving attempt in the lane | 71-68 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas's pass is intercepted by Jarogniew Zins | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Brian Varga is called for the reach on George Dexter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brian Varga, team foul #5 | 71-68 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall is hacked by David Harper - foul #1 on David Harper, team foul #6 | 71-68 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron is fouled on the floor by Brian Varga - foul #5 on Brian Varga, team foul #7 | 71-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs (PG) Brian Varga | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron misses the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Emory Harmon | 72-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas misses the 3 from the right corner | 72-68 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to David Harper | 72-68 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | David Harper misses the 3 from the right wing | 72-68 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Irvin Dimas | 72-68 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs is hacked by Steven Cameron - foul #4 on Steven Cameron, team foul #10 | 72-68 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Donald Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 72-70 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Jacobs - foul #1 on Donald Jacobs, team foul #8 | 72-70 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Steven Cameron steals it from David Harper | 74-70 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron runs out the clock | 74-70 |