| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Kelley | 25-34 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Troy Bennett - foul #2 on Troy Bennett, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley loses the ball out of bounds | 26-34 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele hits a floater from just outside the lane | 28-34 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee | Andrew Alvord steals it from Keith Pitts | 28-34 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Andrew Alvord | 31-34 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-34 |
| 17:15 | Tennessee | David Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Keith Pitts is blocked by Ryan Risher | 31-34 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord gets the rebound | 31-34 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Keith Pitts - foul #3 on Keith Pitts, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens (PF), Brian Messinger (C) Ryan Risher, Andrew Alvord | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (PG), Peter Pham (SG), David Stephens (SF), Joseph Armstrong (PF), Bradford Dingman (C) Michael Tinklenberg, David Thomas, Thomas Kelley, Troy Bennett, Keith Pitts | |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger snags the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Joseph Armstrong picks off the pass by Ralph Dickens | 32-34 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stanley Lust | 32-34 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust knocks in the floater from the right block and he's fouled by David Stephens - foul #1 on David Stephens, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Rose (PG), Edward Mozingo (SG) Richard Steele, Johnny Heard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 15:44 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 35-34 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Edward Mozingo | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Matthew Rose (fresh) SG - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanley Lust (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Paul Bagley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens knocks in the jumper from close range | 37-34 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Pham | 37-37 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger misses short on a floater from the right side | 37-37 |
| 14:56 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong is hacked by Matthew Rose - foul #1 on Matthew Rose, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG), Johnny Heard (SG), Ryan Risher (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Matthew Rose, Stanley Lust, Ralph Dickens, Brian Messinger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), David Thomas (SG), Thomas Kelley (SF), Troy Bennett (PF), Keith Pitts (C) Paul Bagley, Peter Pham, David Stephens, Joseph Armstrong, Bradford Dingman | |
| 14:22 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses long on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Edward Mozingo - foul #2 on Edward Mozingo, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett snags the offensive board | 37-37 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from David Thomas | 37-39 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord loses the ball out of bounds | 37-39 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 37-39 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett travels with the ball | 37-39 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Alvord | 37-39 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo loses the dribble to Thomas Kelley | 37-39 |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 37-39 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard loses the dribble to Michael Tinklenberg | 37-39 |
| 11:42 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett is fouled on the floor by Edward Mozingo - foul #3 on Edward Mozingo, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens (SF) Edward Mozingo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SF), Bradford Dingman (C) Thomas Kelley, Keith Pitts | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Troy Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Tennessee | David Thomas drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Tinklenberg | 37-41 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | David Thomas is called for the reach on Johnny Heard - foul #2 on David Thomas, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Rose (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Stanley Lust (SF), Brian Messinger (C) Richard Steele, Johnny Heard, Ryan Risher, Andrew Alvord | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (PG), Peter Pham (SG), Joseph Armstrong (PF) Michael Tinklenberg, David Thomas, Troy Bennett | |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 10:46 | Tennessee | Peter Pham gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Matthew Rose | 40-41 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Matthew Rose - foul #2 on Matthew Rose, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG), Johnny Heard (SG), Ryan Risher (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Matthew Rose, Melvin Bailey, Ralph Dickens, Brian Messinger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Thomas Kelley (SF), Troy Bennett (PF), Keith Pitts (C) Paul Bagley, David Stephens, Joseph Armstrong, Bradford Dingman | |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | Peter Pham makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-42 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Peter Pham comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-42 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord snags the defensive board | 40-42 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 40-42 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is hacked by Johnny Heard - foul #2 on Johnny Heard, team foul #5 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SF) Stanley Lust | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Thomas (SG) Peter Pham | |
| 08:19 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses the lay-in | 40-42 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Keith Pitts steals it from Johnny Heard | 40-42 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Johnny Heard steps in front of the Keith Pitts pass | 40-42 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Troy Bennett - foul #3 on Troy Bennett, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens (PF) Ryan Risher | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (PG), Bradford Dingman (C) Michael Tinklenberg, Keith Pitts | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord makes the free throw | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Alvord (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Paul Bagley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 43-42 |
| 07:14 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley grabs the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ralph Dickens - foul #1 on Ralph Dickens, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF), Brian Messinger (C) Edward Mozingo, Andrew Alvord | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley gets the rebound | 43-43 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 45-43 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett lays it up and in set up by Thomas Kelley and the foul's on Richard Steele - foul #1 on Richard Steele, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Rose (PG), Edward Mozingo (SG), Ryan Risher (PF) Richard Steele, Johnny Heard, Ralph Dickens | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), Peter Pham (SG), David Stephens (SF), Keith Pitts (C) Paul Bagley, David Thomas, Thomas Kelley, Bradford Dingman | |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses the free throw | 45-45 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Stanley Lust is denied by Keith Pitts | 45-45 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Peter Pham | 45-47 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanley Lust | 47-47 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg is hacked by Ryan Risher - foul #3 on Ryan Risher, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG), Johnny Heard (SG), Andrew Alvord (C) Matthew Rose, Stanley Lust, Brian Messinger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Thomas (SG), Joseph Armstrong (PF) Peter Pham, Troy Bennett | |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 03:20 | Tennessee | A charge is called on Keith Pitts - foul #4 on Keith Pitts, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley (SF) David Stephens | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher scores on a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Richard Steele | 49-49 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Keith Pitts and he's fouled by Edward Mozingo - foul #4 on Edward Mozingo, team foul #9 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens (SF) Edward Mozingo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman (C) Keith Pitts | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:19 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Richard Steele | 52-52 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF) Ralph Dickens | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Troy Bennett (PF), Keith Pitts (C) Joseph Armstrong, Bradford Dingman | |
| 02:09 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Troy Bennett | 52-54 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Michael Tinklenberg | 52-54 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses the floater near the basket | 52-54 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Thomas Kelley tips it home | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-56 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher tips it in | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Steele - foul #2 on Richard Steele, team foul #10 | 54-56 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg makes the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ryan Risher | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts is hacked by Richard Steele in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Steele, team foul #11 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (PG), Peter Pham (SG), David Stephens (SF) Michael Tinklenberg, David Thomas, Thomas Kelley | |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Peter Pham picks off the pass by Stanley Lust | 54-59 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong (PF) Troy Bennett | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley runs out the clock | 54-59 |