| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) PF - William Bennett (fresh) C - James Krout (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fresh) SG - Harry Tovar (fresh) SF - Jesse Seaberg (fresh) PF - Richard Thurber (fresh) C - Dustin Turner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | James Krout wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Bernard Sorensen | 3-3 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 3-3 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg is fouled on the floor by Robert Crosby - foul #1 on Robert Crosby, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernard Sorensen | 3-6 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | William Bennett clanks a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Dustin Turner - foul #1 on Dustin Turner, team foul #1 | 3-6 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 3-6 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | James Krout snags the defensive board | 3-6 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 17:52 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Dustin Turner | 3-9 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | The jumper by William Bennett is denied by Dustin Turner | 3-9 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Richard Thurber | 3-9 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 3-9 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette pulls down the rebound | 3-9 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | James Krout is called for traveling | 3-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), Frederick Proctor (SF), Ronald Fleming (PF), George Vangilder (C) Frank Foss, Robert Crosby, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen is hacked by Kenneth Ovellette - foul #1 on Kenneth Ovellette, team foul #2 | 3-9 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Kenneth Ovellette takes the ball from Dustin Turner | 3-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Berta (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederick Proctor (fresh) PF - Ronald Fleming (fresh) C - George Vangilder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jesse Seaberg (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Thurber (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Dustin Turner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 3-9 |
| 15:44 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Harry Tovar | 3-11 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder banks in the layup set up by Kenneth Ovellette | 5-11 |
| 14:57 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 5-11 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kenneth Ovellette - foul #2 on Kenneth Ovellette, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Robert Crosby (SF), William Bennett (PF), James Krout (C) David Berta, Kenneth Ovellette, Ronald Fleming, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg makes the 1st free throw | 5-12 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg makes the 2nd free throw | 5-13 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | William Bennett knocks in the floater from the right block | 7-13 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Krout - foul #1 on James Krout, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Noel Weaver (SF) Jesse Seaberg | |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner misses the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | Richard Thurber is called for the reach on Frederick Proctor - foul #1 on Richard Thurber, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-14 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi State | William Bennett hits the follow up shot | 9-14 |
| 13:43 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver is hacked by Frederick Proctor - foul #1 on Frederick Proctor, team foul #5 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (SG) Frederick Proctor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Harry Tovar | 9-17 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | William Bennett hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 9-17 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner loses the ball out of bounds | 9-17 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (SG) Harry Tovar | |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-17 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber hits the follow up shot | 9-19 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Richard Thurber swats the shot by Frank Foss | 9-19 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby grabs the offensive board | 9-19 |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | William Bennett hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Frank Foss | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Berta (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Crosby (fairly fresh) PF - William Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Krout (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ernie Gross (fresh) SF - Noel Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Thurber (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Turner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner is fouled on the floor by David Berta - foul #1 on David Berta, team foul #6 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), Ronald Fleming (PF), George Vangilder (C) Frank Foss, David Berta, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harry Tovar (SG), Jesse Seaberg (SF), William Morin (PF) Ernie Gross, Noel Weaver, Richard Thurber | |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar travels with the ball | 11-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz (C) Dustin Turner | |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 11-19 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg snags the defensive board | 11-19 |
| 10:46 | Tennessee | William Morin misses long on a floater from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi gets the rebound | 11-19 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bernard Sorensen - foul #1 on Bernard Sorensen, team foul #3 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Bennett (PF), James Krout (C) Ronald Fleming, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Turner (C) Robert Hymowitz | |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor misses the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-19 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Crosby | 12-19 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi is whistled for a carry | 12-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), David Berta (SF) Maximo Bianchi, Robert Crosby | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Ernie Gross (SG), Richard Thurber (PF) Bernard Sorensen, Harry Tovar, William Morin | |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by William Bennett - foul #1 on William Bennett, team foul #7 | 12-19 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss is open and scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by William Bennett | 14-21 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber lays it up and in | 14-23 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-23 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner misses the jumper from the right side | 14-23 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross grabs the offensive rebound | 14-23 |
| 08:35 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner hits the finger roll set up by Ruben Scriven and he's hacked by William Bennett - foul #2 on William Bennett, team foul #8 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SF), Ronald Fleming (PF), George Vangilder (C) David Berta, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG), Harry Tovar (SG), Noel Weaver (SF), William Morin (PF) Ruben Scriven, Ernie Gross, Jesse Seaberg, Richard Thurber | |
| 08:35 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner makes the free throw | 14-26 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-26 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-26 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder grabs the board | 17-26 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Dustin Turner - foul #2 on Dustin Turner, team foul #4 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG) Frank Foss | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz (C) Dustin Turner | |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) SG - Frederick Proctor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Crosby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Vangilder (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Fleming (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Noel Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Morin (fresh) C - Robert Hymowitz (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen double dribbles | 18-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Krout (C) George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg (SF), Richard Thurber (PF) Noel Weaver, William Morin | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 18-26 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi hits the follow up shot | 20-26 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Harry Tovar | 20-28 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bernard Sorensen - foul #2 on Bernard Sorensen, team foul #5 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (SF) Robert Crosby | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Ernie Gross (SG) Bernard Sorensen, Harry Tovar | |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG) Maximo Bianchi | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:34 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-28 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | David Berta grabs the offensive board | 22-28 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | David Berta connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Krout | 25-28 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-28 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber hits the follow up shot | 25-30 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 25-30 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee | James Krout is called for the reach on Richard Thurber - foul #2 on James Krout, team foul #9 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SF), George Vangilder (PF) Frederick Proctor, James Krout | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Noel Weaver (SF) Jesse Seaberg | |
| 05:36 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee | Richard Thurber makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder clanks a jumper near the basket | 25-32 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross is called for a backcourt violation | 25-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG) Frank Foss, David Berta | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harry Tovar (SG), William Morin (PF) Ernie Gross, Richard Thurber | |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Harry Tovar - foul #1 on Harry Tovar, team foul #6 | 25-32 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-35 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder buries a shot from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Kenneth Ovellette (SG), David Berta (SF), William Bennett (PF), James Krout (C) Maximo Bianchi, Frederick Proctor, Robert Crosby, George Vangilder, Ronald Fleming | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen (PG), Ernie Gross (SG), Jesse Seaberg (SF), Dustin Turner (C) Ruben Scriven, Harry Tovar, Noel Weaver, Robert Hymowitz | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Berta (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Krout (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bernard Sorensen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ernie Gross (fresh) SF - Jesse Seaberg (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Morin (fresh) C - Dustin Turner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | William Morin steals it from Kenneth Ovellette | 29-35 |
| 03:20 | Tennessee | Bernard Sorensen buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Ernie Gross | 29-38 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | William Bennett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-38 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner misses the jumper from the baseline | 29-38 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses short on a runner from close range | 29-38 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | William Morin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-38 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg knocks in the floater from the left wing set up by Bernard Sorensen | 29-40 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | David Berta hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 29-40 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | William Morin grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by William Morin | 29-43 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette clanks a 3 from the right corner | 29-43 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg snags the defensive board | 29-43 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee | Jesse Seaberg makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Morin | 29-46 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | David Berta clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-46 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Dustin Turner | 29-46 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Dustin Turner hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 29-46 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette grabs the defensive rebound | 29-46 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Robert Crosby (SF), George Vangilder (PF) Frank Foss, David Berta, William Bennett | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harry Tovar (SG), Noel Weaver (SF), Richard Thurber (PF) Ernie Gross, Jesse Seaberg, William Morin | |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar clanks a 3 from the right corner | 29-46 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder pulls down the rebound | 29-46 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder hits the finger roll | 31-46 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 31-46 |