| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) SG - James Davis (fresh) SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (fresh) SG - Henry Durbin (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Salerno (fresh) PF - Richard Goldenstein (fresh) C - Jerry Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams is open and scores on a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronny Mosley | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Clarence Williams swats the short shot by Henry Durbin | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the dunk | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno hits a wide open 3 from the left corner | 0-7 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Long hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Davis | 2-7 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Lin Xiong is called for the reach on Ronny Mosley - foul #1 on Lin Xiong, team foul #1 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, James Davis, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams is open and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 2-9 |
| 17:00 | Mississippi State | Ronny Mosley picks off the pass by Gene Land in the backcourt | 2-9 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein misses the lay-in | 2-9 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein tips it back up and in | 2-11 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-11 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro tips it back up and in | 4-11 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Danny Carreiro - foul #1 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams misses the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gene Land (fresh) SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Durbin (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Salerno (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Goldenstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao hits the finger roll set up by Danny Carreiro and the foul's on Ronny Mosley - foul #1 on Ronny Mosley, team foul #1 | 6-12 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 15:20 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Henry Durbin | 7-14 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Gene Land drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Justin Cobb | 10-14 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin is hacked by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #1 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein misses the lay-in | 10-14 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Long can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jerry Williams - foul #1 on Jerry Williams, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 11-14 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 14:09 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno buries a runner in the paint set up by Richard Goldenstein | 12-16 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | Robert Long hits the finger roll set up by Gene Land | 14-16 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-16 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Long gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ernest Catoe | 16-16 |
| 13:14 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 16-16 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:43 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno is whistled for traveling | 16-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Taylor (PF) Richard Goldenstein | |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG) James Davis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno blows the dunk but the foul's on Clarence Williams - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), James Davis (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Gene Land, Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Li-Liang Zhao | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 3 pts. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Durbin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Salerno (tiring) 8 pts. PF - David Taylor (fresh) C - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Salerno is called for the reach on Danny Carreiro - foul #1 on Jeffrey Salerno, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) James Davis, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (PG), Richard Goldenstein (PF) Ronny Mosley, Jeffrey Salerno | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Gene Land | 18-17 |
| 11:09 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-17 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | David Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 18-17 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee | Clarence Williams is called for the reach on David Taylor - foul #2 on Clarence Williams, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (PG), Harrison Luke (C) Henry Durbin, Jerry Williams | |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | David Taylor scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Ronny Mosley | 18-19 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb clanks a 3 from straight away | 18-19 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee | Harrison Luke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno (SF), Jerry Williams (C) Richard Goldenstein, Harrison Luke | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Gene Land can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 18-19 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Curtis Wiedeman steals the ball from Steven Snider | 18-19 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Long can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman tips it home | 20-19 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | David Taylor is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left block | 20-21 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 20-21 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronny Mosley (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Steven Snider (fairly fresh) SF - Jeffrey Salerno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | David Taylor is called for traveling | 20-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Durbin (SG), Richard Goldenstein (PF) Ronny Mosley, David Taylor | |
| 07:11 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb loses the ball out of bounds | 20-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Taylor (C) Jerry Williams | |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein lays it in and the foul's on Danny Carreiro - foul #2 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #6 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SF) Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harrison Luke (C) Jeffrey Salerno | |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein makes the free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Harrison Luke - foul #1 on Harrison Luke, team foul #4 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG) Justin Cobb | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee | Harrison Luke snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Richard Goldenstein | 20-27 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Long can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Steven Snider - foul #1 on Steven Snider, team foul #5 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Williams (C) Harrison Luke | |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein grabs the defensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | Justin Cobb is called for the reach on Henry Durbin - foul #1 on Justin Cobb, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Lin Xiong (PF) Robert Long, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (PG), Jeffrey Salerno (SF) Steven Snider, David Taylor | |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from James Davis | 24-27 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams is fouled on the floor by James Davis - foul #1 on James Davis, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Justin Cobb, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Taylor (PF) Richard Goldenstein | |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Gene Land snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Gene Land knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Robert Long | 26-28 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Gene Land clanks a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #6 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Ronny Mosley, team foul #7 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Justin Cobb, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (PG) Ronny Mosley | |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Henry Durbin - foul #1 on Henry Durbin, team foul #8 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Robert Long, Gene Land, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses the free throw | 30-28 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | David Taylor grabs the board | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 3 pts. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Snider (fairly fresh) SG - Henry Durbin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Salerno (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Jeffrey Salerno is blocked by Li-Liang Zhao | 30-28 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | James Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 30-28 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-28 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Salerno picks off the pass by James Davis | 30-28 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin hits the finger roll set up by Jeffrey Salerno | 30-30 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (PG), Sherman Godbold (SF), Richard Goldenstein (PF), Harrison Luke (C) Steven Snider, Jeffrey Salerno, David Taylor, Jerry Williams | |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Sherman Godbold is denied on a layup by Clarence Williams | 30-30 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Robert Long loses the dribble to Sherman Godbold | 30-30 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | Richard Goldenstein scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Ronny Mosley | 30-32 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses long on a jumper in the lane | 30-32 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee | Harrison Luke pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Gene Land (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Justin Cobb, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (SG), Jeffrey Salerno (SF), Jerry Williams (C) Henry Durbin, Sherman Godbold, Harrison Luke | |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman lays it in | 32-32 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Salerno misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | James Davis is hacked by Richard Goldenstein - foul #1 on Richard Goldenstein, team foul #9 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Durbin (SG), David Taylor (PF) Steven Snider, Richard Goldenstein | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Henry Durbin knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey Salerno | 34-34 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is hacked by Ronny Mosley - foul #3 on Ronny Mosley, team foul #10 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (PG), Harrison Luke (PF) Ronny Mosley, Jeffrey Salerno | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |