| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jerry Ellingson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tim Pappas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Irvin Dimas (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - William Whittingham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Luke Liberty (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Russo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Blackmore (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norbert Troyer (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Dexter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on John Blackmore - foul #2 on John Blackmore, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas misses the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Norbert Troyer grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi | William Whittingham grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Tim Pappas | 31-25 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee | Jerry Ellingson takes the ball from Luke Liberty in the backcourt | 31-25 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Jerry Ellingson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-25 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee | John Blackmore pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 18:18 | Tennessee | John Blackmore misses the tip | 31-25 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Jonathon Hall gets the rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | Jonathon Hall double dribbles | 31-25 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Luke Liberty | 31-28 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | George Dexter denies the turnaround by Tim Pappas | 31-28 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas grabs the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 31-28 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 31-28 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo tips it back up and in | 31-30 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | Jerry Ellingson travels with the ball | 31-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dunn (PG), Randy Hanley (SG), Thomas Roth (SF), Emory Harmon (C) Jerry Ellingson, Jonathon Hall, Tim Pappas, William Whittingham | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Stambaugh (PG), Christopher Dehoyos (SG), Herbert Risinger (SF), Adam Sanders (PF), John English (C) Luke Liberty, Kevin Russo, John Blackmore, Norbert Troyer, George Dexter | |
| 16:22 | Tennessee | Christopher Dehoyos hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Stambaugh | 31-32 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi | Thomas Roth misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-32 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Christopher Dehoyos gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | John English is denied on a layup by Irvin Dimas | 31-32 |
| 15:40 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randy Hanley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Roth (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Irvin Dimas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Emory Harmon (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Stambaugh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Dehoyos (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Herbert Risinger (fresh) PF - Adam Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. C - John English (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Christopher Dehoyos double dribbles | 31-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Ellingson (PG), Tim Pappas (SF) Thomas Roth, Irvin Dimas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luke Liberty (PG), Jonathan Thompson (SG), Kevin Russo (SF), George Dexter (C) Robert Stambaugh, Christopher Dehoyos, Herbert Risinger, John English | |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Emory Harmon connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Randy Hanley | 34-32 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | George Dexter comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 34-32 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi | John Dunn gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | Emory Harmon steps out of bounds on the baseline | 34-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jonathon Hall (SG), William Whittingham (C) Randy Hanley, John Dunn | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Blackmore (SF), Norbert Troyer (PF) Kevin Russo, Adam Sanders | |
| 14:21 | Tennessee | George Dexter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi | William Whittingham grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi | William Whittingham is whistled for a carry | 34-32 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | John Blackmore misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi | Emory Harmon grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | Emory Harmon scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Jerry Ellingson | 36-32 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee | George Dexter loses the ball out of bounds | 36-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Randy Hanley (PG), John Dunn (SF), Irvin Dimas (PF) Jerry Ellingson, Tim Pappas, Emory Harmon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Russo (SF), Adam Sanders (C) John Blackmore, George Dexter | |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Randy Hanley | 38-32 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jonathan Thompson | 38-34 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi | John Dunn is fouled on the floor by Norbert Troyer - foul #1 on Norbert Troyer, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Roth (SF) Jonathon Hall | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Stambaugh (PG), Herbert Risinger (SF), John English (C) Luke Liberty, Jonathan Thompson, Norbert Troyer | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi | William Whittingham misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Robert Stambaugh - foul #2 on Robert Stambaugh, team foul #3 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Tim Pappas (SF) Thomas Roth | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Dexter (C) Herbert Risinger | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi | William Whittingham misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi | William Whittingham misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 11:40 | Tennessee | George Dexter pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Randy Hanley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Pappas (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Irvin Dimas (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - William Whittingham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Stambaugh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Russo (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Adam Sanders (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John English (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - George Dexter (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo is denied on a layup by William Whittingham | 38-34 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | George Dexter can't tip it in | 38-34 |
| 11:09 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 10:57 | Tennessee | William Whittingham blocks the short jumper by Adam Sanders | 38-34 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Robert Stambaugh tips it back up and in | 38-36 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi | William Whittingham can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 38-36 |
| 10:38 | Tennessee | George Dexter pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Adam Sanders | 38-39 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | John Dunn knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Hanley | 41-39 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Robert Stambaugh comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-39 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas jams it | 43-39 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Stambaugh | 43-41 |
| 08:37 | Mississippi | John Dunn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 08:35 | Tennessee | John English grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 08:28 | Tennessee | John English hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | William Whittingham grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi | John Dunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Ellingson (PG), Jonathon Hall (SG), Thomas Roth (SF), Emory Harmon (C) John Dunn, Randy Hanley, Tim Pappas, William Whittingham | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luke Liberty (PG), Jonathan Thompson (SG), John Blackmore (SF), Norbert Troyer (PF), Matthew Lear (C) Robert Stambaugh, Kevin Russo, Adam Sanders, John English, George Dexter | |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | John Blackmore buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-44 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Jonathon Hall is hacked by Matthew Lear - foul #1 on Matthew Lear, team foul #4 | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jerry Ellingson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Roth (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Irvin Dimas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Emory Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Luke Liberty (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Blackmore (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norbert Troyer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Lear (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Jonathon Hall misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-44 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Jerry Ellingson knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and he's fouled by Matthew Lear - foul #2 on Matthew Lear, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi | Jerry Ellingson makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty steps out of bounds on the sideline | 46-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Dexter (C) Matthew Lear | |
| 06:09 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Jonathan Thompson pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee | John Blackmore scores on a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Luke Liberty | 46-46 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi | Emory Harmon comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee | Norbert Troyer snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Jonathan Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Norbert Troyer tips it home | 46-48 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Emory Harmon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dunn (PG), Randy Hanley (SG), Tim Pappas (SF), William Whittingham (C) Jerry Ellingson, Jonathon Hall, Thomas Roth, Emory Harmon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Russo (SF), Adam Sanders (PF) John Blackmore, Norbert Troyer | |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders misses the easy layup | 46-48 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee | George Dexter connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Luke Liberty | 46-50 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | William Whittingham makes the floater in the lane set up by John Dunn | 48-50 |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | Randy Hanley is called for the reach on Jonathan Thompson - foul #2 on Randy Hanley, team foul #1 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Ellingson (PG), Jonathon Hall (SG), Emory Harmon (PF) Randy Hanley, Irvin Dimas, William Whittingham | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Stambaugh (PG), Norbert Troyer (PF), John English (C) Luke Liberty, Jonathan Thompson, George Dexter | |
| 03:15 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Robert Stambaugh | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jerry Ellingson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tim Pappas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Emory Harmon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Stambaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Russo (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Adam Sanders (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Norbert Troyer (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - John English (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Tim Pappas can't finish the layup | 48-52 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Robert Stambaugh grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luke Liberty (PG), Jonathan Thompson (SG), John Blackmore (SF), George Dexter (C) Robert Stambaugh, Kevin Russo, Adam Sanders, John English | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | George Dexter misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Jonathon Hall - foul #3 on Jonathon Hall, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | George Dexter makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | George Dexter makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas (PF), William Whittingham (C) Emory Harmon, John Dunn | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | George Dexter is called for the reach on William Whittingham - foul #2 on George Dexter, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi | Jonathon Hall misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | George Dexter grabs the defensive rebound | 48-54 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Jonathan Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-54 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-54 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | George Dexter pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee | Jonathon Hall picks off the pass by Norbert Troyer | 48-54 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi | Irvin Dimas's dunk attempt is rejected by Norbert Troyer | 48-54 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Norbert Troyer gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Norbert Troyer is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Ellingson - foul #1 on Jerry Ellingson, team foul #3 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Russo (SG), Adam Sanders (PF) Jonathan Thompson, Norbert Troyer | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | William Whittingham is called for the reach on George Dexter - foul #3 on William Whittingham, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty is fouled on the floor by Jerry Ellingson - foul #2 on Jerry Ellingson, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Thompson (SG) John Blackmore | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | George Dexter is hacked by Tim Pappas - foul #1 on Tim Pappas, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders is hacked by William Whittingham - foul #4 on William Whittingham, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | William Whittingham grabs the board | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | George Dexter steals the ball from Tim Pappas | 48-55 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 48-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Blackmore (SF) Jonathan Thompson | |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo is hacked by Jerry Ellingson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Ellingson, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Jerry Ellingson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathon Hall | 51-57 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | George Dexter is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathon Hall - foul #4 on Jonathon Hall, team foul #9 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Thompson (SG) John Blackmore | |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | George Dexter makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | George Dexter makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi | Jerry Ellingson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-59 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Blackmore (SF) Jonathan Thompson | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Luke Liberty runs out the clock | 51-59 |