| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Durbin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Salerno (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Taylor (fresh) C - Richard Goldenstein (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-34 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ronny Mosley | 32-34 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses short on a runner in the lane | 32-34 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-34 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno snags the offensive board | 32-34 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-34 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Goldenstein | 32-34 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee | Lin Xiong denies the turnaround by David Taylor | 32-34 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno tips it back up and in | 34-34 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Goldenstein - foul #1 on Richard Goldenstein, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Robert Long, James Davis, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:47 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | David Taylor blows the layup | 34-36 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley can't tip it in | 34-36 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi State | Gene Land gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 17:08 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman loses the dribble to Ronny Mosley | 34-36 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronny Mosley | 36-36 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman can't connect on a floater in the paint | 36-36 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | Justin Cobb steps in front of the David Taylor pass | 36-36 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb banks in the layup | 36-38 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Goldenstein, team foul #2 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Justin Cobb, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Durbin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Salerno (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Richard Goldenstein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronny Mosley - foul #3 on Ronny Mosley, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Williams (PF) David Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF) Danny Carreiro | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 15:24 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Henry Durbin | 39-40 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Jerry Williams steps in front of the Guadalupe Mendoza pass | 39-40 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 39-40 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams tips it in | 41-40 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Salerno steals it from Lin Xiong | 41-40 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley is hacked by Clarence Williams - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #1 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Robert Long, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno banks in the layup | 43-40 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Henry Durbin steps in front of the Guadalupe Mendoza pass | 43-40 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin lays it in | 45-40 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-40 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams makes the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 47-40 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 13:07 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno makes the contested shot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Goldenstein | 49-40 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Gene Land can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ronny Mosley - foul #4 on Ronny Mosley, team foul #4 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (PG), Sherman Godbold (SG), David Taylor (SF), Harrison Luke (C) Ronny Mosley, Henry Durbin, Jeffrey Salerno, Richard Goldenstein | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | David Taylor is whistled for traveling | 49-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG) Gene Land | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Snider (fresh) SG - Sherman Godbold (fresh) SF - David Taylor (fresh) PF - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Harrison Luke (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Jerry Williams - foul #4 on Jerry Williams, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Tynes (PG) Jerry Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams snags the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | James Davis is fouled on the floor by Steven Snider - foul #2 on Steven Snider, team foul #6 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Durbin (SG) William Tynes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman (C) Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Lin Xiong is denied by David Taylor | 49-42 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin is fouled on the floor by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #2 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin is hacked by Robert Long - foul #1 on Robert Long, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno (SF) Sherman Godbold | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF) James Davis, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong | |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | David Taylor scores on a shot from the right wing | 51-42 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Long | 51-44 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Guadalupe Mendoza is called for the reach on Henry Durbin - foul #3 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #4 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sherman Godbold (SG), Richard Goldenstein (C) Henry Durbin, Harrison Luke | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | David Taylor comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #2 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Lin Xiong (PF) Gene Land, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Robert Long | 53-46 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein hits a shot from the right block set up by Jeffrey Salerno | 55-46 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Robert Long drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lin Xiong | 55-48 |
| 08:04 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein lays it up and in set up by Steven Snider | 57-48 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Robert Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (PG), Henry Durbin (SG), Jerry Williams (PF) Steven Snider, Sherman Godbold, Jeffrey Salerno | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, James Davis, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Henry Durbin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Richard Goldenstein (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gene Land (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 2 pts. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams hits a wide open floater from the free throw line set up by Ronny Mosley out of the doubleteam | 59-48 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Gene Land | 59-50 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #4 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #6 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno (SF) Richard Goldenstein | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), James Davis (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Justin Cobb, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 06:19 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams blows the dunk | 59-50 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Curtis Wiedeman | 59-50 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Robert Long hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #7 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF) James Davis, Clarence Williams | |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | David Taylor is open and scores on a runner from close range on a nice dish by Jeffrey Salerno | 61-52 |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Long buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Lin Xiong | 61-54 |
| 05:18 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ronny Mosley | 64-54 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Henry Durbin picks off the pass by Lin Xiong | 64-54 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley lays it up and in on a great pass from Henry Durbin | 66-54 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Long's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (SG), Sherman Godbold (SF), Richard Goldenstein (C) Henry Durbin, Jeffrey Salerno, David Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams can't throw it down | 66-54 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao snags the defensive board | 66-54 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao hits the finger roll | 66-56 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the left block | 66-56 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza gets the rebound | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Steven Snider (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sherman Godbold (fresh) PF - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Richard Goldenstein (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Ronny Mosley steals it from Clarence Williams | 66-56 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | Sherman Godbold misses the lay-in | 66-56 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams throws it down on a great pass from Li-Liang Zhao and he's fouled by Sherman Godbold - foul #1 on Sherman Godbold, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Durbin (SG) Steven Snider | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the free throw | 66-59 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | Lin Xiong takes the ball from Ronny Mosley | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 66-59 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong connects on the shot from the right side set up by Robert Long and he's hacked by Jerry Williams - foul #5 on Jerry Williams, team foul #9 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno (SF), David Taylor (PF), Harrison Luke (C) Sherman Godbold, Jerry Williams, Richard Goldenstein | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the free throw | 66-61 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Harrison Luke snags the defensive board | 66-61 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| 02:33 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno is hacked by James Davis - foul #2 on James Davis, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein (C) Harrison Luke | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Lin Xiong | |
| 02:33 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:33 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Li-Liang Zhao | 67-61 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the floater from the left wing | 67-63 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein is fouled on the floor by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #1 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #8 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 69-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Salerno blocks the jumper by Robert Long | 69-63 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman snags the offensive board | 69-63 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | James Davis drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Long | 69-65 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-65 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein hits the follow up shot | 71-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Clarence Williams | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Robert Long is called for the reach on David Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Long, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | David Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | David Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by James Davis | 73-70 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin is fouled in the backcourt by James Davis - foul #3 on James Davis, team foul #10 | 73-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sherman Godbold (PF) David Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin misses the 1st free throw | 73-70 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin makes the 2nd free throw | 74-70 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Henry Durbin - foul #1 on Henry Durbin, team foul #10 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Taylor (PF) Sherman Godbold | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Long - foul #3 on Robert Long, team foul #11 | 74-72 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | James Davis travels with the ball | 76-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sherman Godbold (PF) David Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Sherman Godbold is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Long - foul #4 on Robert Long, team foul #12 | 76-72 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Sherman Godbold makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Sherman Godbold makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 78-72 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno grabs the defensive rebound | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Long - foul #5 on Robert Long, team foul #13 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Tynes (SG), David Taylor (C) Henry Durbin, Richard Goldenstein | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG) Robert Long | |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Gene Land connects on the 3 from the left corner | 80-75 |