| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Cao (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla inbounds the ball | 44-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Yevgeny Zoltek - foul #1 on Yevgeny Zoltek, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 19:33 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 46-36 |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randy Hendrix | 46-36 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Bonilla and he's hacked by Michael Cao - foul #3 on Michael Cao, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa (SF) Michael Cao | |
| 19:23 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal makes the free throw | 49-36 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Randy Hendrix - foul #3 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #1 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (PF) Randy Hendrix | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee | Michael Harvey is called for the reach on Micheal Cesar - foul #2 on Michael Harvey, team foul #2 | 49-38 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the jumper in the lane set up by Yevgeny Zoltek | 49-40 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-40 |
| 18:20 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek tips it in | 49-42 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey lays it in on a great pass from Darrel Villarreal | 51-42 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Yevgeny Zoltek | 51-45 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito misses short on a runner from the baseline | 51-45 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Yevgeny Zoltek | 51-45 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (PG), Stephen White (SG), William Whaley (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Darrel Villarreal, Michael Harvey, Kevin Bonilla, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Allan Rio (PF), Henry Hanke (C) Clarence Townsel, Micheal Cesar, Jerry Fontenot, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 51-45 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | Allan Rio snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | Allan Rio's pass is intercepted by William Whaley | 51-45 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Williams Swanson steps in front of the Stephen White pass | 51-45 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kenneth Rosas - foul #2 on Kenneth Rosas, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner (SF) Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis misses the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Whaley | 51-45 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner's floater is tipped away by Henry Hanke | 51-45 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas tips it in | 53-45 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa is called for 3 seconds | 53-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Randy Hendrix (PF) James Marsh, Terry Koerner, William Whaley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Micheal Cesar (SG), Michael Cao (SF), Jerry Fontenot (PF), Justin Dey (C) Williams Swanson, Mathew Zoumis, Dale Fiqueroa, Allan Rio, Henry Hanke | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Cao (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Justin Dey (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the jump hook in the paint | 55-45 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Clarence Townsel | 55-47 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Michael Cao | 55-47 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot blows the layup | 55-47 |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot gets the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-49 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-52 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-52 |
| 13:14 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses the easy layup | 60-52 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-52 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), William Whaley (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Rene Esposito (C) Stephen White, Michael Harvey, Kevin Bonilla, Randy Hendrix, Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Allan Rio (PF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Clarence Townsel, Micheal Cesar, Michael Cao, Jerry Fontenot, Justin Dey | |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Darrel Villarreal - foul #3 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #4 | 62-52 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey buries a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Allan Rio - foul #1 on Allan Rio, team foul #3 | 64-52 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey makes the free throw | 65-52 |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek connects on the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Rene Esposito - foul #2 on Rene Esposito, team foul #5 | 65-54 |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek misses the free throw | 65-54 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Terry Koerner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Dale Fiqueroa (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Allan Rio (fresh) 4 reb. C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Rene Esposito, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Darrel Villarreal - foul #4 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (PG), Randy Hendrix (PF) Darrel Villarreal, Terry Koerner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix clanks a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Allan Rio - foul #2 on Allan Rio, team foul #4 | 65-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Cao (SF) Dale Fiqueroa | |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 67-55 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Rene Esposito - foul #4 on Rene Esposito, team foul #8 | 67-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla (SF) Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hanke (PF) Allan Rio | |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 67-57 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Henry Hanke gets the rebound | 67-57 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis is fouled on the floor by Richard Gokey - foul #3 on Richard Gokey, team foul #9 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG) William Whaley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot (PF) Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis misses the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey snags the defensive board | 67-58 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Gokey | 70-58 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Michael Harvey - foul #3 on Michael Harvey, team foul #10 | 70-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (SG) Michael Harvey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Micheal Cesar (SG), Justin Dey (C) Williams Swanson, Mathew Zoumis, Henry Hanke | |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 70-59 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Randy Hendrix | 70-59 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Kevin Bonilla | 73-59 |
| 09:10 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses short on a jumper from the left block | 73-59 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi State | Stephen White pulls down the rebound | 73-59 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 73-59 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee | Michael Cao grabs the defensive rebound | 73-59 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), William Whaley (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) James Marsh, Kevin Bonilla, Randy Hendrix, Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Allan Rio (PF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Clarence Townsel, Michael Cao, Jerry Fontenot, Justin Dey | |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner is hacked by Williams Swanson - foul #1 on Williams Swanson, team foul #5 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal (PG), Rene Esposito (C) Stephen White, Terry Koerner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG) Micheal Cesar | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | William Whaley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 73-59 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Rosas | 73-59 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-59 |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Williams Swanson | 73-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darrel Villarreal (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dale Fiqueroa (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Allan Rio (fresh) 4 reb. C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 73-59 |
| 07:13 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal gets the rebound | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-59 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Allan Rio | 73-59 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa lays it in set up by Mathew Zoumis and he's fouled by William Whaley - foul #1 on William Whaley, team foul #11 | 73-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (SG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Randy Hendrix (PF) Michael Harvey, William Whaley, Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Micheal Cesar (SG), Jerry Fontenot (PF), Justin Dey (C) Williams Swanson, Mathew Zoumis, Allan Rio, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa misses the free throw | 73-61 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix grabs the defensive rebound | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrel Villarreal | 76-61 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 76-61 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot tips it in | 76-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:42 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal blows the layup | 76-63 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar pulls down the rebound | 76-63 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses long on a floater from the left side | 76-63 |
| 05:33 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot tips it in | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-65 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel grabs the board | 76-65 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar drills a 3 from the left wing | 76-68 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | Darrel Villarreal is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Darrel Villarreal, team foul #12 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Marsh (PG), William Whaley (SG), Terry Koerner (SF), Richard Gokey (PF), Kenneth Rosas (C) Darrel Villarreal, Stephen White, Kevin Bonilla, Randy Hendrix, Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Michael Cao (SF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Clarence Townsel, Micheal Cesar, Dale Fiqueroa, Justin Dey | |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson throws it down set up by Jerry Fontenot | 76-70 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Terry Koerner makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-70 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Williams Swanson and he's fouled by Richard Gokey - foul #4 on Richard Gokey, team foul #13 | 79-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG) Terry Koerner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:02 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the free throw | 79-73 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-73 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot grabs the board | 79-73 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson clanks a floater from the right wing | 79-73 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | William Whaley pulls down the rebound | 79-73 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Gokey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Rosas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Cao (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Fontenot (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 12 reb. C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Richard Gokey blocks the short jumper by Jerry Fontenot | 81-73 |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Rosas snags the defensive board | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Yevgeny Zoltek denies the turnaround by James Marsh | 81-73 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | William Whaley pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-73 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen White (PG), Kevin Bonilla (SF), Randy Hendrix (PF) James Marsh, William Whaley, Kenneth Rosas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Micheal Cesar (SG) Williams Swanson, Mathew Zoumis | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 81-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito (C) Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Allan Rio (PF) Jerry Fontenot | |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar connects on the floater from the left wing | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix can't finish the layup | 81-75 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Stephen White pulls down the offensive rebound | 81-75 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Stephen White clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Allan Rio - foul #3 on Allan Rio, team foul #6 | 81-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot (PF) Allan Rio | |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jerry Fontenot | 81-75 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randy Hendrix - foul #4 on Randy Hendrix, team foul #14 | 81-75 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 81-76 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the 2nd free throw | 81-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Yevgeny Zoltek denies the turnaround by Stephen White | 81-77 |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek grabs the defensive rebound | 81-77 |
| 01:05 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 81-79 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Clarence Townsel is called for the reach on Stephen White - foul #2 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #7 | 81-79 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses the 1st free throw | 81-79 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek snags the defensive board | 81-79 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Randy Hendrix blocks the short jumper by Jerry Fontenot | 81-79 |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Fontenot | 81-79 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Jerry Fontenot | 81-81 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 81-81 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar pulls down the rebound | 81-81 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 81-81 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Harvey (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Cao (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 24 pts. 14 reb. C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek wins the tip | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Michael Cao | 81-83 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 81-83 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito hits the follow up shot | 83-83 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Micheal Cesar and he's fouled by Michael Harvey - foul #4 on Michael Harvey, team foul #15 | 83-85 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (C) Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Dey (C) Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses the free throw | 83-85 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey gets the rebound | 83-85 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Stephen White | 85-85 |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 85-85 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey grabs the defensive rebound | 85-85 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Stephen White misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 85-85 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar pulls down the rebound | 85-85 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel is called for a charge - foul #3 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #8 | 85-85 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SG) Michael Harvey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla misses the lay-in but the foul's on Michael Cao - foul #4 on Michael Cao, team foul #9 | 85-85 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rene Esposito (C) Richard Gokey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG) Clarence Townsel, Micheal Cesar | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 86-85 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla makes the 2nd free throw | 87-85 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 87-85 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Harvey (SG) William Whaley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Micheal Cesar (SG), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Williams Swanson, Mathew Zoumis, Justin Dey | |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Michael Harvey is called for the reach on Micheal Cesar - foul #5 on Michael Harvey, team foul #16 | 87-85 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Whaley (SG) Michael Harvey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar makes the 1st free throw | 87-86 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar makes the 2nd free throw | 87-87 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 87-87 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix double dribbles | 87-87 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel buries a 3 from the right wing | 87-90 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Stephen White can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 87-90 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Yevgeny Zoltek | 87-90 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Micheal Cesar | 87-93 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 87-93 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla is denied on a layup by Jerry Fontenot | 87-93 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen White | 87-93 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Jerry Fontenot takes the ball from Stephen White | 87-93 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses the jumper from the right wing | 87-93 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla snags the defensive board | 87-93 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 87-93 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 87-93 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 87-93 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel snags the offensive board | 87-93 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stephen White (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Whaley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Bonilla (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Hendrix (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Rene Esposito (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 28 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) 20 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Cao (fresh) 4 ast. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 26 pts. 14 reb. C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel is hacked by Rene Esposito - foul #5 on Rene Esposito, team foul #17 | 87-93 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Gokey (C) Rene Esposito | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel makes the 1st free throw | 87-94 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses the 2nd free throw | 87-94 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kevin Bonilla | 87-94 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 87-94 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 87-94 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot grabs the board | 87-94 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen White - foul #1 on Stephen White, team foul #18 | 87-94 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG) Clarence Townsel | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 87-95 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the 2nd free throw | 87-96 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 87-96 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG) Williams Swanson | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 87-96 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jerry Fontenot | 87-96 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Stephen White is called for the reach on Jerry Fontenot in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen White, team foul #19 | 87-96 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG) Clarence Townsel | |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 87-97 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the 2nd free throw | 87-98 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Randy Hendrix misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 87-98 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Stephen White tips it home | 89-98 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Stephen White is called for the reach on Micheal Cesar in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen White, team foul #20 | 89-98 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar makes the 1st free throw | 89-99 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar misses the 2nd free throw | 89-99 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Kevin Bonilla grabs the defensive rebound | 89-99 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Williams Swanson picks off the pass by Randy Hendrix | 89-99 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson hits the finger roll | 89-101 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | William Whaley misses the halfcourt shot | 89-101 |