| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Salerno (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Strong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Goldenstein (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong inbounds the ball | 34-31 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | A charge is called on Jeffrey Strong - foul #3 on Jeffrey Strong, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Durbin (SF) Jeffrey Strong | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses long on a runner in the lane | 34-31 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley is hacked by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #1 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Wayne Powell, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ronny Mosley | 36-31 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Danny Carreiro | 36-33 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Robert Long, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong | |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Ronny Mosley - foul #1 on Ronny Mosley, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong (PF) Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 17:20 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno tips it back up and in | 38-34 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen's pass is intercepted by Ronny Mosley | 38-34 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley lays it up and in | 40-34 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-34 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Salerno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Henry Durbin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Goldenstein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Lin Xiong | 40-36 |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Wayne Powell takes the ball from Richard Goldenstein | 40-36 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 40-36 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Ronny Mosley is called for the reach on Gregory Claassen - foul #2 on Ronny Mosley, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong (SF) Henry Durbin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Claassen, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Robert Long | 40-38 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee | Li-Liang Zhao steps in front of the Jeffrey Strong pass | 40-38 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is whistled for traveling | 40-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Durbin (PG), Earl Rotz (SG), David Taylor (C) Ronny Mosley, Jeffrey Salerno, Richard Goldenstein | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Danny Carreiro - foul #1 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG) Gene Land | |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Earl Rotz grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Earl Rotz | 44-38 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-38 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao tips it in | 44-40 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong loses the dribble to Robert Long | 44-40 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell throws it down on a great pass from Robert Long | 44-42 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | David Taylor hits the easy wide open finger roll and he's fouled by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #2 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (PG), Jeffrey Salerno (SG), Richard Goldenstein (C) Henry Durbin, Earl Rotz, Jerry Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | David Taylor makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Salerno (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Strong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Goldenstein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-42 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman tips it but misses | 47-42 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Strong | 47-42 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong is hacked by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #1 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Earl Rotz (PF) David Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lin Xiong | 47-42 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong makes the fadeaway from the left side | 49-42 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Strong swats the layup by Clarence Williams | 49-42 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman hits the follow up shot | 49-44 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein blows the dunk but he's hacked by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #2 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Williams (PF) Earl Rotz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Gregory Claassen (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the defensive rebound | 50-44 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong's floater is tipped away by Richard Goldenstein | 50-44 |
| 08:55 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 08:49 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Jerry Williams - foul #3 on Jerry Williams, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Durbin (PG), Earl Rotz (SG), David Taylor (C) Ronny Mosley, Jeffrey Salerno, Richard Goldenstein | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) Robert Long, Gene Land | |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza gets the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams tips it home | 52-45 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Jerry Williams - foul #4 on Jerry Williams, team foul #5 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Bosserman (SG), Sherman Godbold (SF) Jeffrey Strong, Jerry Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee | David Taylor gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Henry Durbin (fresh) 8 pts. SG - George Bosserman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sherman Godbold (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Earl Rotz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Long and the foul's on David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (PG), Jeffrey Salerno (SG), Jerry Williams (PF) George Bosserman, Sherman Godbold, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) Gregory Claassen, Danny Carreiro | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the free throw | 55-48 |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | Earl Rotz snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Gene Land steals it from Ronny Mosley out of a doubleteam | 55-48 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Lin Xiong | 55-48 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Salerno picks off the pass by Curtis Wiedeman | 55-48 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Salerno | 57-48 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is hacked by Henry Durbin - foul #2 on Henry Durbin, team foul #7 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong (SF), Richard Goldenstein (C) Henry Durbin, Earl Rotz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong loses the ball out of bounds | 57-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG) Robert Long | |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses short on a jumper from the left block | 57-50 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-50 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein tips it back up and in | 59-50 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-50 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong is alone and drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Goldenstein | 61-50 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gregory Claassen | 61-53 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-53 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams hits the follow up shot | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the floater from the right wing | 63-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Salerno (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jeffrey Strong (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Williams (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Goldenstein (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | Li-Liang Zhao blocks the jumper by Jeffrey Salerno | 63-55 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong grabs the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Strong is open and scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Ronny Mosley | 65-55 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 65-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Durbin (PG), George Bosserman (SG), Sherman Godbold (SF), Earl Rotz (PF), David Taylor (C) Ronny Mosley, Jeffrey Salerno, Jeffrey Strong, Jerry Williams, Richard Goldenstein | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF) Wayne Powell, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | George Bosserman hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Henry Durbin | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Earl Rotz is called for the reach on Ernest Catoe - foul #2 on Earl Rotz, team foul #8 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Earl Rotz | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 68-55 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe grabs the board | 68-55 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen is whistled for traveling | 68-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Ernest Catoe | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | George Bosserman is called for 3 seconds | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is fouled on the floor by David Taylor - foul #2 on David Taylor, team foul #9 | 68-55 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin clanks a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gregory Claassen - foul #2 on Gregory Claassen, team foul #6 | 68-57 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin misses the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 69-57 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza tips it back up and in | 69-59 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin runs out the clock | 69-59 |