| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harvey Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Levi Mayhugh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Zets (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters inbounds the ball | 30-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Andrew Reavis is called for the reach on Michael Winters - foul #2 on Andrew Reavis, team foul #1 | 30-46 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Reavis - foul #3 on Andrew Reavis, team foul #2 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG) Andrew Reavis | |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee | Brian Zets comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 32-46 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-46 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Brian Zets | 32-49 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Dikembe Abdelaziz | 35-49 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-49 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Wilson | 35-49 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green's pass is intercepted by Brian Zets | 35-49 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (SG), Mark Hendrix (SF), Marvin Torian (PF), Joseph Hubbs (C) Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Samuel Green, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Kaufman (PF) Christopher Slane | |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-49 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | John Kaufman snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | Brian Zets misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh tips it back up and in | 35-51 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG) Sammy Donahue | |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-51 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs gets the rebound | 35-51 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brian Zets - foul #1 on Brian Zets, team foul #3 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles (SG), Samuel Green (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Mark Hendrix, Joseph Hubbs, Thomas Kott | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis (SF) Donald Gordy | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian misses the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian misses the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | John Kaufman grabs the board | 35-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Torian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harvey Hill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Levi Mayhugh (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Kaufman (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Brian Zets (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Harvey Hill | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian travels with the ball | 35-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Michael Winters (SF) Ernest Tyler, Marvin Torian | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Slane (PF) John Kaufman | |
| 15:03 | Tennessee | Brian Zets scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Harvey Hill | 35-56 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson clanks a runner in the lane but he's fouled by Brian Zets - foul #2 on Brian Zets, team foul #4 | 35-56 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 35-56 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-56 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Samuel Green | 35-56 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-56 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill gets the rebound | 35-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill misses badly on a floater from the left side | 35-56 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh snags the offensive board | 35-56 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Brian Zets and the foul's on Samuel Green - foul #3 on Samuel Green, team foul #1 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (SG), Marvin Torian (PF), Joseph Hubbs (C) Gerald Littles, Samuel Green, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), John Kaufman (PF), Daniel Bridger (C) Harvey Hill, Christopher Slane, Brian Zets | |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh makes the free throw | 35-59 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | John Kaufman takes the ball from Joseph Hubbs | 35-59 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Sammy Donahue | 35-61 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelaziz | 38-61 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger hits the finger roll | 38-63 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-63 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters tips it back up and in | 40-63 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger is hacked by Joseph Hubbs - foul #1 on Joseph Hubbs, team foul #2 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles (SG), Mark Hendrix (SF), Samuel Green (PF), Thomas Kott (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Michael Winters, Marvin Torian, Joseph Hubbs | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harvey Hill (PG), Brian Zets (C) Levi Mayhugh, Daniel Bridger | |
| 11:24 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Harvey Hill | 40-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Kott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harvey Hill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Kaufman (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Zets (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Samuel Green | 43-65 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee | Mark Hendrix swats the short shot by John Kaufman | 43-65 |
| 10:39 | Tennessee | John Kaufman grabs the offensive board | 43-65 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ernest Tyler - foul #3 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #3 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Devon Funk (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Ernest Tyler, Gerald Littles, Thomas Kott | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG), Christopher Slane (PF) Sammy Donahue, John Kaufman | |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill makes the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk's pass is intercepted by Andrew Reavis | 43-67 |
| 09:59 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane lays it in set up by Andrew Reavis | 43-69 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-69 |
| 09:47 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Brian Zets | 43-69 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill misses the 3 from the right wing | 43-69 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis gets the offensive rebound | 43-69 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Mark Hendrix - foul #3 on Mark Hendrix, team foul #4 | 43-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles (SG), Michael Winters (SF), Marvin Torian (PF) Mark Hendrix, Devon Funk, Samuel Green | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh (SF), Daniel Bridger (C) Andrew Reavis, Brian Zets | |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane makes the 1st free throw | 43-70 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane makes the 2nd free throw | 43-71 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-71 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill gets the rebound | 43-71 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh misses the floater from the right block | 43-71 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Winters | 43-71 |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters travels with the ball | 43-71 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 43-71 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-71 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh misses long on a 3 from straight away | 43-71 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger hits the follow up shot | 43-73 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles is fouled on the floor by Donald Gordy - foul #1 on Donald Gordy, team foul #5 | 43-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Joseph Hubbs (PF), Thomas Kott (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Robert Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), John Kaufman (PF) Harvey Hill, Christopher Slane | |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-73 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Torian (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Hubbs (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Kott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Donald Gordy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Levi Mayhugh (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Kaufman (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Bridger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy is hacked by Mark Hendrix - foul #4 on Mark Hendrix, team foul #5 | 43-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Devon Funk (SF) Marvin Torian | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | John Kaufman comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Ernest Tyler - foul #4 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #6 | 43-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Bradford (C) Levi Mayhugh | |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses the 1st free throw | 43-73 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses the 2nd free throw | 43-73 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott pulls down the rebound | 43-73 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler is fouled on the floor by Michael Bradford - foul #1 on Michael Bradford, team foul #6 | 43-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis (SF) Daniel Bridger | |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mark Hendrix | 45-73 |
| 05:54 | Tennessee | Mark Hendrix is called for the reach on Sammy Donahue - foul #5 on Mark Hendrix, team foul #7 | 45-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG), Marvin Torian (SF) Mark Hendrix, Devon Funk | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:54 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses the 1st free throw | 45-73 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs gets the rebound | 45-73 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian misses the lay-in but the foul's on Andrew Reavis - foul #4 on Andrew Reavis, team foul #7 | 45-73 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian misses the 1st free throw | 45-73 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian makes the 2nd free throw | 46-73 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | David Labrecque takes the ball from John Kaufman | 46-73 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on David Labrecque - foul #1 on David Labrecque, team foul #8 | 46-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Devon Funk (SF) Thomas Kott | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh (SF), Daniel Bridger (C) Andrew Reavis, Michael Bradford | |
| 04:35 | Tennessee | Devon Funk takes the ball from John Kaufman | 46-73 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque makes the 3 from the left corner | 49-73 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | John Kaufman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Marvin Torian - foul #3 on Marvin Torian, team foul #9 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Bradford (C) Levi Mayhugh | |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | John Kaufman makes the 1st free throw | 49-74 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses the 2nd free throw | 49-74 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs grabs the defensive rebound | 49-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs clanks a shot from the left side | 49-74 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford snags the defensive board | 49-74 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford drills a floater from the left wing | 49-76 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Labrecque (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ernest Tyler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Devon Funk (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Torian (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Hubbs (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Donald Gordy (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Sammy Donahue (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kaufman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Bridger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler is hacked by Donald Gordy - foul #2 on Donald Gordy, team foul #8 | 49-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott (PF) Joseph Hubbs | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh (SF) Daniel Bridger | |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 49-76 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Michael Bradford | 49-76 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 49-76 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford tips it home | 49-78 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Marvin Torian is blocked by Michael Bradford | 49-78 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to John Kaufman | 49-78 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | John Kaufman knocks in the shot in the lane | 49-80 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque misses badly on a runner in the lane | 49-80 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk tips it home | 51-80 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Devon Funk - foul #1 on Devon Funk, team foul #10 | 51-80 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs (PF) Devon Funk | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger (C) Michael Bradford | |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh makes the 1st free throw | 51-81 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh makes the 2nd free throw | 51-82 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler makes the jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Donald Gordy - foul #3 on Donald Gordy, team foul #9 | 53-82 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis (SF) Levi Mayhugh | |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler makes the free throw | 54-82 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy is fouled on the floor by Joseph Hubbs - foul #2 on Joseph Hubbs, team foul #11 | 54-82 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy makes the 1st free throw | 54-83 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs drills a shot from the right side | 56-84 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | John Kaufman can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Hubbs - foul #3 on Joseph Hubbs, team foul #12 | 56-84 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Bradford (C) Andrew Reavis | |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses the 1st free throw | 56-84 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-84 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs grabs the board | 56-84 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-84 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy runs out the clock | 59-84 |