| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Timothy Ruggiero (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Gullett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Spencer Young (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sol Arceneaux (fresh) C - Daniel Williams (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Dorn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Ketter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Gill (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | Eric Roberts knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael McCoy | 36-37 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Sol Arceneaux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee | Daniel Williams gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Stanley Gullett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-37 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee | Timothy Ruggiero grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 18:25 | Tennessee | Frank Dorn takes the ball from Timothy Ruggiero | 36-37 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi | Eric Roberts misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Sol Arceneaux | 36-37 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee | Stanley Gullett misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee | Daniel Williams tips it in | 38-37 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi | Frank Dorn misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 38-37 |
| 17:38 | Tennessee | Stanley Gullett gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | Michael McCoy picks off the pass by Spencer Young | 38-37 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eric Roberts | 38-39 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | Spencer Young is called for traveling | 38-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Sucharski (PG), Allen Konigsberg (SG), Michael Briggs (SF), Frederick Whitaker (C) Timothy Ruggiero, Stanley Gullett, Spencer Young, Daniel Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Wiesner (PG), Brady Ringo (SF), Christopher Brake (PF), James Creasey (C) Eric Roberts, Larry Ketter, Michael McCoy, John Gill | |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | Brady Ringo is fouled on the floor by Allen Konigsberg - foul #2 on Allen Konigsberg, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | James Creasey can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Frederick Whitaker - foul #2 on Frederick Whitaker, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Squires (SF) Sol Arceneaux | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Davis (SG) Frank Dorn | |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | James Creasey makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi | James Creasey makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Michael Squires buries a runner from close range and he's fouled by Brady Ringo - foul #3 on Brady Ringo, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Roberts (PG) Brady Ringo | |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Michael Squires makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Eric Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stanley Gullett (SG), Spencer Young (SF), Daniel Williams (C) Allen Konigsberg, Michael Squires, Frederick Whitaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brady Ringo (SF), Michael McCoy (PF) Nicholas Davis, James Creasey | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronald Sucharski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Stanley Gullett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Spencer Young (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Briggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Roberts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Wiesner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brady Ringo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Brake (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | Michael Briggs scores on a floater from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Donald Wiesner connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Brady Ringo | 43-44 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Michael Briggs is denied by Christopher Brake | 43-44 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Brady Ringo gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Eric Roberts drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Michael McCoy | 43-47 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | Michael Briggs misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Stanley Gullett gets the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Daniel Williams misses the fadeaway from the left block | 43-47 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | Christopher Brake pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi | Christopher Brake is hacked by Daniel Williams - foul #3 on Daniel Williams, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Timothy Ruggiero (PG), Michael Squires (SF), Sol Arceneaux (PF), Frederick Whitaker (C) Ronald Sucharski, Spencer Young, Michael Briggs, Daniel Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Dorn (SG), Larry Ketter (SF), John Gill (C) Eric Roberts, Donald Wiesner, Christopher Brake | |
| 14:10 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy double dribbles | 43-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Roberts (PG) Brady Ringo | |
| 13:47 | Tennessee | Michael Squires hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-47 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee | Sol Arceneaux grabs the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee | Michael Squires knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Timothy Ruggiero | 45-47 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | John Gill loses the dribble to Michael Squires | 45-47 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee | Timothy Ruggiero hits a 3 from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 12:21 | Tennessee | Sol Arceneaux's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Sucharski (PG), Allen Konigsberg (SG), Spencer Young (SF), Daniel Williams (C) Timothy Ruggiero, Stanley Gullett, Michael Squires, Frederick Whitaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Wiesner (PG), Christopher Brake (PF) Eric Roberts, Michael McCoy | |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter can't finish the layup | 48-50 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Spencer Young snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | Allen Konigsberg is called for traveling | 48-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Creasey (C) John Gill | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronald Sucharski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Allen Konigsberg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Spencer Young (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sol Arceneaux (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Donald Wiesner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Dorn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Ketter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Brake (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Creasey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi | James Creasey loses the dribble to Ronald Sucharski | 48-50 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee | Spencer Young hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Sucharski | 50-50 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | James Creasey is hacked by Ronald Sucharski - foul #1 on Ronald Sucharski, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brady Ringo (SF) Larry Ketter | |
| 11:06 | Mississippi | Christopher Brake clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Donald Wiesner grabs the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi | James Creasey knocks in the jumper from the left block | 50-52 |
| 10:39 | Tennessee | Daniel Williams connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Sol Arceneaux | 52-52 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi | Christopher Brake clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Ronald Sucharski grabs the defensive rebound | 52-52 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | Sol Arceneaux throws it down on a nice dish by Ronald Sucharski | 54-52 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Brady Ringo misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Spencer Young - foul #1 on Spencer Young, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Timothy Ruggiero (PG), Stanley Gullett (SG), Michael Briggs (PF) Ronald Sucharski, Allen Konigsberg, Sol Arceneaux | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Roberts (PG), Larry Ketter (SF), Michael McCoy (PF), John Gill (C) Donald Wiesner, Frank Dorn, Christopher Brake, James Creasey | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Brady Ringo makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Brady Ringo makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | Timothy Ruggiero hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Michael Briggs grabs the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee | Stanley Gullett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy grabs the defensive rebound | 54-54 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter connects on the floater from the left block set up by Eric Roberts | 54-56 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee | Michael Briggs's layup is rejected by John Gill | 54-56 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy grabs the defensive rebound | 54-56 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | Daniel Williams blocks the short jumper by John Gill | 54-56 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | John Gill hits the follow up shot | 54-58 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Michael Briggs makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | Eric Roberts makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Brady Ringo | 57-61 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee | Spencer Young misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-61 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter gets the rebound | 57-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Timothy Ruggiero (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Gullett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Spencer Young (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Briggs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Roberts (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Brady Ringo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Larry Ketter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - John Gill (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi | Eric Roberts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 07:19 | Tennessee | Spencer Young grabs the defensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee | Spencer Young scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-61 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | Brady Ringo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-64 |
| 06:43 | Tennessee | Stanley Gullett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-64 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | John Gill pulls down the rebound | 59-64 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Eric Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-64 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-64 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy is fouled on the floor by Michael Briggs - foul #1 on Michael Briggs, team foul #6 | 59-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Sucharski (PG), Allen Konigsberg (SG), Michael Squires (SF), Sol Arceneaux (PF), Frederick Whitaker (C) Timothy Ruggiero, Stanley Gullett, Spencer Young, Michael Briggs, Daniel Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Wiesner (PG), Frank Dorn (SG), Nicholas Davis (SF), Christopher Brake (PF), James Creasey (C) Eric Roberts, Brady Ringo, Larry Ketter, Michael McCoy, John Gill | |
| 05:49 | Mississippi | Frank Dorn scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Nicholas Davis | 59-66 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | Sol Arceneaux buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-66 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi | Frank Dorn scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Creasey | 62-68 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Sol Arceneaux clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-68 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi | James Creasey grabs the board | 62-68 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi | Frank Dorn can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-68 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | James Creasey can't tip it in | 62-68 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Allen Konigsberg gets the rebound | 62-68 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Ronald Sucharski is hacked by James Creasey - foul #2 on James Creasey, team foul #2 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stanley Gullett (SG) Allen Konigsberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael McCoy (PF) Nicholas Davis | |
| 04:29 | Tennessee | Ronald Sucharski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-68 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Michael McCoy knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Donald Wiesner | 62-70 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Sol Arceneaux connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Ronald Sucharski and the foul's on Michael McCoy - foul #1 on Michael McCoy, team foul #3 | 64-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eric Roberts (PG) Donald Wiesner | |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Sol Arceneaux makes the free throw | 65-70 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Christopher Brake makes the jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Michael Squires - foul #2 on Michael Squires, team foul #7 | 65-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Briggs (SF) Michael Squires | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Christopher Brake misses the free throw | 65-72 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | Sol Arceneaux grabs the defensive rebound | 65-72 |
| 03:29 | Tennessee | Sol Arceneaux's fadeaway is rejected by Michael McCoy | 65-72 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi | Christopher Brake grabs the defensive rebound | 65-72 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronald Sucharski (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Stanley Gullett (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Briggs (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sol Arceneaux (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Whitaker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eric Roberts (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Dorn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Brake (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael McCoy (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - James Creasey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Christopher Brake can't finish the layup | 65-72 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | Stanley Gullett gets the rebound | 65-72 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Timothy Ruggiero (PG), Spencer Young (SF), Daniel Williams (C) Ronald Sucharski, Michael Briggs, Frederick Whitaker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Ketter (SF), John Gill (C) Christopher Brake, James Creasey | |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Timothy Ruggiero can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-72 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter grabs the board | 65-72 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Eric Roberts misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-72 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | Daniel Williams grabs the board | 65-72 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Stanley Gullett misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 65-72 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | John Gill pulls down the rebound | 65-72 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Spencer Young - foul #2 on Spencer Young, team foul #8 | 65-72 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter misses the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Sol Arceneaux blows the layup | 65-73 |
| 01:49 | Tennessee | Sol Arceneaux gets the offensive rebound | 65-73 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Timothy Ruggiero buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Daniel Williams | 68-73 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter is fouled on the floor by Spencer Young - foul #3 on Spencer Young, team foul #9 | 68-73 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter makes the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Spencer Young misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-75 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi | Eric Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 68-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter is hacked by Spencer Young - foul #4 on Spencer Young, team foul #10 | 68-75 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter makes the 1st free throw | 68-76 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi | Larry Ketter makes the 2nd free throw | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Stanley Gullett loses the ball out of bounds | 68-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Frank Dorn is hacked by Stanley Gullett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stanley Gullett, team foul #11 | 68-77 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brady Ringo (PF) Michael McCoy | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Frank Dorn makes the 1st free throw | 68-78 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi | Frank Dorn makes the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Eric Roberts steals it from Spencer Young | 68-79 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Stanley Gullett is called for the reach on Eric Roberts - foul #3 on Stanley Gullett, team foul #12 | 68-79 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Sucharski (PG), Allen Konigsberg (SG), Michael Squires (SF), Michael Briggs (PF), Frederick Whitaker (C) Timothy Ruggiero, Stanley Gullett, Spencer Young, Sol Arceneaux, Daniel Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Donald Wiesner (SG), Christopher Brake (PF), James Creasey (C) Frank Dorn, Larry Ketter, John Gill | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Eric Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Eric Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 68-80 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Michael Briggs grabs the board | 68-80 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Michael Briggs can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-80 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Christopher Brake gets the rebound | 68-80 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Christopher Brake runs out the clock | 68-80 |