| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Emerson Winters (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Jourdan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Calvin Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eldon Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Hurtt (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Claude Estell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Sidney Scott inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| 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) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Emerson Winters loses the dribble to Scott Hurtt | 32-25 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Claude Estell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-25 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee | Sidney Scott gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee | Donald Davis steps in front of the Sidney Scott pass | 32-25 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Claude Estell buries a turnaround from the right block | 32-27 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee | Emerson Winters comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 32-27 |
| 18:40 | Mississippi | Scott Hurtt snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi | Eldon Freeman is fouled on the floor by Sidney Scott - foul #3 on Sidney Scott, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Reilly (SF) Sidney Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:09 | Mississippi | Donald Davis misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | Claude Estell tips it back up and in | 32-29 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Calvin Sanders scores on a floater in the paint set up by Emerson Winters and the foul's on Donald Davis - foul #2 on Donald Davis, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Calvin Sanders makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi | Donald Davis is hacked by Emerson Winters - foul #3 on Emerson Winters, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Shing Meng (SF) Emerson Winters | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | Eldon Freeman is hacked by Thomas Reilly - foul #2 on Thomas Reilly, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Smith (PF) Calvin Sanders | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Stouffer (PF), Edward Foster (C) Claude Estell, Donald Davis | |
| 16:45 | Mississippi | Edward Foster is hacked by Shing Meng - foul #1 on Shing Meng, team foul #4 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Hutchinson (PG), Kevin Loranger (C) David Jourdan, Thomas Graves | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alphonso Ferrari (PG), Johnny Briones (SG), Ralph Franz (SF) Eldon Freeman, Richard Lynch, Scott Hurtt | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Greg Stouffer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Kevin Loranger grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | Harold Hutchinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Johnny Briones - foul #2 on Johnny Briones, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | Harold Hutchinson makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | Harold Hutchinson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Alphonso Ferrari comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Alphonso Ferrari tips it but misses | 37-29 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee | Kevin Loranger grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Reilly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shing Meng (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Henry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Loranger (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alphonso Ferrari (fresh) SG - Johnny Briones (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ralph Franz (fresh) PF - Greg Stouffer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Foster (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Tennessee | Harold Hutchinson misses long on a floater from the right block | 37-29 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Edward Foster | 37-29 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | Edward Foster knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Alphonso Ferrari | 37-31 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Henry Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Emerson Winters (PG), David Jourdan (SG), Sidney Scott (SF), Calvin Sanders (PF), Thomas Graves (C) Harold Hutchinson, Thomas Reilly, Shing Meng, Henry Smith, Kevin Loranger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eldon Freeman (PG), Richard Lynch (SG), Scott Hurtt (SF), Claude Estell (PF), Donald Davis (C) Alphonso Ferrari, Johnny Briones, Ralph Franz, Greg Stouffer, Edward Foster | |
| 14:28 | Mississippi | Calvin Sanders steals it from Scott Hurtt | 37-31 |
| 14:07 | Tennessee | Donald Davis is called for the reach on David Jourdan - foul #3 on Donald Davis, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Calvin Sanders misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-31 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | Scott Hurtt grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi | Scott Hurtt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee | Thomas Graves grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | Emerson Winters hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Eldon Freeman - foul #2 on Eldon Freeman, team foul #4 | 37-31 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | Emerson Winters makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | Emerson Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Richard Lynch comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 39-31 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Donald Davis tips it back up and in | 39-33 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | David Jourdan can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-33 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Claude Estell gets the rebound | 39-33 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | Claude Estell throws it down set up by Richard Lynch and he's hacked by Calvin Sanders - foul #1 on Calvin Sanders, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi | Claude Estell misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Thomas Graves | 39-35 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | Emerson Winters misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Thomas Graves can't tip it in | 39-35 |
| 11:56 | Tennessee | David Jourdan grabs the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | David Jourdan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 11:44 | Mississippi | Claude Estell grabs the board | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Emerson Winters (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Jourdan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Calvin Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eldon Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hurtt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Claude Estell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | Richard Lynch hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 11:24 | Tennessee | Sidney Scott gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 11:03 | Tennessee | Emerson Winters knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Richard Lynch knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | David Jourdan misses long on a floater from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | David Jourdan tips it in | 44-37 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Scott Hurtt connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 44-39 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Richard Lynch steals the ball from Emerson Winters in the backcourt | 44-39 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Donald Davis is hacked by Thomas Graves - foul #3 on Thomas Graves, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Hutchinson (PG), Thomas Reilly (SG), Shing Meng (SF), Henry Smith (PF), Kevin Loranger (C) Emerson Winters, David Jourdan, Sidney Scott, Calvin Sanders, Thomas Graves | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Alphonso Ferrari (PG), Johnny Briones (SG), Ralph Franz (SF), Greg Stouffer (PF), Edward Foster (C) Eldon Freeman, Richard Lynch, Scott Hurtt, Claude Estell, Donald Davis | |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Greg Stouffer comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Henry Smith - foul #1 on Henry Smith, team foul #7 | 44-39 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Greg Stouffer makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Greg Stouffer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Henry Smith misses the floater from just outside the lane | 44-41 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | Alphonso Ferrari snags the defensive board | 44-41 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Johnny Briones buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Greg Stouffer and the foul's on Thomas Reilly - foul #3 on Thomas Reilly, team foul #8 | 44-43 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi | Johnny Briones makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | Shing Meng's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-44 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Ralph Franz misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Shing Meng - foul #2 on Shing Meng, team foul #9 | 44-44 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Ralph Franz makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi | Ralph Franz misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kevin Loranger | 44-45 |
| 07:39 | Tennessee | Shing Meng hits a jumper from the right wing | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Reilly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shing Meng (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Henry Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kevin Loranger (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Alphonso Ferrari (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Briones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ralph Franz (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Greg Stouffer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi | Kevin Loranger swats the layup by Ralph Franz | 46-45 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Greg Stouffer tips it home | 46-47 |
| 07:09 | Tennessee | Shing Meng is denied on a layup by Edward Foster | 46-47 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | Kevin Loranger can't tip it in | 46-47 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi | Greg Stouffer gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi | Johnny Briones loses the dribble to Harold Hutchinson | 46-47 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee | Shing Meng misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-47 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Johnny Briones grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Greg Stouffer misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi | Greg Stouffer snags the offensive board | 46-47 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | Alphonso Ferrari misses the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Shing Meng - foul #3 on Shing Meng, team foul #10 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Emerson Winters (PG), David Jourdan (SG), Sidney Scott (SF), Calvin Sanders (PF), Thomas Graves (C) Harold Hutchinson, Thomas Reilly, Shing Meng, Henry Smith, Kevin Loranger | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Lynch (SG), Scott Hurtt (SF), Claude Estell (PF), Donald Davis (C) Johnny Briones, Ralph Franz, Greg Stouffer, Edward Foster | |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | Alphonso Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi | Alphonso Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Donald Davis blocks the short jumper by Sidney Scott | 46-49 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi | Richard Lynch pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi | Donald Davis misses badly on a floater from close range | 46-49 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi | Claude Estell tips it back up and in | 46-51 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | David Jourdan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Scott Hurtt grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi | Alphonso Ferrari throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Eldon Freeman (PG) Alphonso Ferrari | |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | David Jourdan is fouled on the floor by Richard Lynch - foul #1 on Richard Lynch, team foul #5 | 46-51 |
| 04:29 | Tennessee | David Jourdan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi | Donald Davis pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 04:18 | Mississippi | Eldon Freeman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-51 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Thomas Graves pulls down the rebound | 46-51 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Thomas Graves lays it in | 48-51 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi | Donald Davis misses the lay-in | 48-51 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi | Donald Davis misses the tip | 48-51 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | Donald Davis tips it back up and in | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Emerson Winters (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Jourdan (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sidney Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Calvin Sanders (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Graves (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Eldon Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Lynch (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hurtt (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Claude Estell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Thomas Graves misses the shot from the right block | 48-53 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Emerson Winters gets the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | Sidney Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Reilly (PG), Shing Meng (SG), Henry Smith (PF) Emerson Winters, David Jourdan, Calvin Sanders | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Johnny Briones (SG), Ralph Franz (SF), Greg Stouffer (PF), Edward Foster (C) Richard Lynch, Scott Hurtt, Claude Estell, Donald Davis | |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Jourdan (SG) Shing Meng | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Richard Lynch (SG), Scott Hurtt (SF) Johnny Briones, Ralph Franz | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi | Greg Stouffer connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Lynch | 48-56 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Emerson Winters (PG), Calvin Sanders (PF) Thomas Reilly, Henry Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Claude Estell (PF), Donald Davis (C) Greg Stouffer, Edward Foster | |
| 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) | |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | Calvin Sanders connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Claude Estell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 51-56 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Calvin Sanders pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 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) | |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Calvin Sanders hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-56 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Donald Davis grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi | Claude Estell makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Eldon Freeman | 51-58 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | Emerson Winters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-58 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi | Eldon Freeman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi | Eldon Freeman grabs the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Richard Lynch knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Eldon Freeman | 51-61 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Sidney Scott connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by David Jourdan | 53-61 |
| 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) | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Richard Lynch is fouled in the backcourt by David Jourdan - foul #1 on David Jourdan, team foul #11 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edward Foster (PF) Claude Estell | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Richard Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Richard Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Calvin Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | David Jourdan buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Richard Lynch is hacked by David Jourdan in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Jourdan, team foul #12 | 56-62 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Richard Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi | Richard Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | David Jourdan clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi | Edward Foster pulls down the rebound | 56-64 |
| 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) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Edward Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Emerson Winters - foul #4 on Emerson Winters, team foul #13 | 56-64 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Edward Foster makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Edward Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | David Jourdan misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Thomas Graves tips it in | 58-66 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Edward Foster is hacked by Emerson Winters in the backcourt - foul #5 on Emerson Winters, team foul #14 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Reilly (PG) Emerson Winters | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Edward Foster makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Edward Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Reilly is blocked by Donald Davis | 58-68 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Calvin Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-68 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Calvin Sanders can't connect on a shot from the left block | 58-68 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Edward Foster grabs the board | 58-68 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Eldon Freeman runs out the clock | 58-68 |