| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Kaufman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Torian (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery inbounds the ball | 33-22 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-22 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | James Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-22 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Hendrix | 36-24 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Gerald Littles - foul #1 on Gerald Littles, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger misses the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian snags the defensive board | 37-24 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian buries a floater from just outside the lane | 37-26 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger scores on a runner from the baseline set up by James Stewart | 39-26 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Thad Woolery | 39-28 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 39-28 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | John Kaufman snags the defensive board | 39-28 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee | 3 seconds is called on Sammy Donahue | 39-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG) Sammy Donahue | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Ernest Davis (SG), Samuel Green (SF), Joseph Hubbs (PF), Thomas Kott (C) Mark Hendrix, Gerald Littles, Thad Woolery, Marvin Torian, Robert Wilson | |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | William Depew is whistled for a carry | 39-28 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee | Samuel Green is called for the reach on Andrew Reavis - foul #1 on Samuel Green, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Thomas Kott - foul #2 on Thomas Kott, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 39-28 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Daniel Bridger denies the turnaround by Ernest Davis | 40-28 |
| 15:40 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to John Kaufman | 40-28 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Kaufman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Depew (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ernest Davis (fresh) SF - Samuel Green (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Joseph Hubbs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Kott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Joseph Hubbs - foul #2 on Joseph Hubbs, team foul #4 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Robert Wilson (C) William Depew, Ernest Davis, Thomas Kott | |
| 15:34 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger misses the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 15:34 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis loses the ball out of bounds | 41-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG) Donald Gordy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Andrew Reavis is called for the reach on Samuel Green - foul #1 on Andrew Reavis, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (C) Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles (SG), Thad Woolery (SF) Mark Hendrix, Samuel Green | |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Cole Schoenrock is blocked by Richard Dunbar | 41-31 |
| 14:16 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Andrew Reavis | 41-31 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Stewart | 44-31 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Cole Schoenrock is denied by Andrew Reavis | 44-31 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Wilson | 44-31 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-31 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | John Kaufman grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | James Stewart connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrew Reavis | 47-31 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 47-31 |
| 12:41 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Stewart | 47-31 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis is fouled on the floor by Thad Woolery - foul #2 on Thad Woolery, team foul #5 | 47-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Donald Gordy (SG), Habimana Aujla (SF), Daniel Bridger (C) James Stewart, Sammy Donahue, Andrew Reavis, Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (PG), William Depew (SG), Samuel Green (SF), Marvin Torian (PF), Thomas Kott (C) Cole Schoenrock, Gerald Littles, Thad Woolery, Joseph Hubbs, Robert Wilson | |
| 12:09 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo blows the dunk | 47-31 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian gets the rebound | 47-31 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Marvin Torian and he's hacked by John Kaufman - foul #3 on John Kaufman, team foul #2 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Slane (PF) John Kaufman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green makes the free throw | 47-34 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 47-34 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Mark Hendrix | 47-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Felix Collazo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Depew (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marvin Torian (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Kott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix's pass is intercepted by Felix Collazo | 47-34 |
| 11:26 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla lays it in on a nice dish by Felix Collazo | 49-34 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green is denied on a layup by Christopher Slane | 49-34 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green tips it home | 49-36 |
| 10:46 | Tennessee | Samuel Green is called for the reach on Felix Collazo - foul #2 on Samuel Green, team foul #6 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Andrew Reavis (SF), John Kaufman (PF), Richard Dunbar (C) Felix Collazo, Habimana Aujla, Christopher Slane, Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Mark Hendrix, William Depew, Samuel Green, Thomas Kott | |
| 10:29 | Tennessee | John Kaufman scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Richard Dunbar and the foul's on Cole Schoenrock - foul #4 on Cole Schoenrock, team foul #7 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG) Donald Gordy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (PG) Cole Schoenrock | |
| 10:29 | Tennessee | John Kaufman makes the free throw | 52-36 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian hits a floater in the paint | 52-38 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | John Kaufman hits a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Thad Woolery - foul #3 on Thad Woolery, team foul #8 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs (PF) Marvin Torian | |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses the free throw | 54-38 |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-40 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee | Mark Hendrix is called for the reach on Sammy Donahue - foul #1 on Mark Hendrix, team foul #9 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger (C) Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (SG) Gerald Littles | |
| 09:22 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Wilson | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson blows the layup | 54-40 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | James Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Donald Gordy (SG) James Stewart, Sammy Donahue | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis (SG), Samuel Green (SF) Mark Hendrix, Thad Woolery | |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Gordy - foul #2 on Donald Gordy, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs misses the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 08:29 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger's floater is tipped away by Robert Wilson | 54-41 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Robert Wilson | 54-43 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger is hacked by Joseph Hubbs - foul #3 on Joseph Hubbs, team foul #10 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Habimana Aujla (SF), Christopher Slane (PF) Felix Collazo, Andrew Reavis, John Kaufman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Marvin Torian (PF), Thomas Kott (C) William Depew, Ernest Davis, Joseph Hubbs, Robert Wilson | |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Samuel Green | 55-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (tiring) 19 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Samuel Green (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Marvin Torian (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Thomas Kott (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Tennessee | Gerald Littles steps in front of the Christopher Slane pass | 55-45 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian clanks a jump hook in the lane | 55-45 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott grabs the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Cole Schoenrock | 55-48 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy's pass is intercepted by Thomas Kott | 55-48 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), Andrew Reavis (SF), John Kaufman (PF), Richard Dunbar (C) Donald Gordy, Habimana Aujla, Christopher Slane, Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery (SF), Robert Wilson (C) Samuel Green, Thomas Kott | |
| 05:42 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis hits the finger roll set up by James Stewart | 57-48 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | James Stewart takes the ball from Cole Schoenrock in the backcourt | 57-48 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | John Kaufman lays it up and in | 59-48 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | John Kaufman is called for the reach on Gerald Littles - foul #4 on John Kaufman, team foul #4 | 59-48 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | John Kaufman swats the short shot by Thad Woolery | 59-48 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis is fouled on the floor by Thad Woolery - foul #4 on Thad Woolery, team foul #11 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger (C) Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (SG), Joseph Hubbs (PF) Gerald Littles, Marvin Torian | |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Robert Wilson grabs the board | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:02 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-48 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger gets the rebound | 60-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue is fouled on the floor by Mark Hendrix - foul #2 on Mark Hendrix, team foul #12 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG) James Stewart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | John Kaufman snags the offensive board | 61-48 |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-48 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix is hacked by Sammy Donahue - foul #1 on Sammy Donahue, team foul #5 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG), Habimana Aujla (SF), Christopher Slane (PF), Richard Dunbar (C) Sammy Donahue, Andrew Reavis, John Kaufman, Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (SG), Samuel Green (SF), Thomas Kott (C) Cole Schoenrock, Thad Woolery, Robert Wilson | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Felix Collazo (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Dunbar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Depew (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Green (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Hubbs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Kott (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Richard Dunbar | 61-48 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy tips it back up and in | 63-48 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott misses long on a floater from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane grabs the board | 63-48 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla banks in the layup and he's hacked by Mark Hendrix - foul #3 on Mark Hendrix, team foul #13 | 65-48 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla misses the free throw | 65-48 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott grabs the board | 65-48 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hubbs hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-48 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green misses the tip | 65-48 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Thomas Kott tips it in | 65-50 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 65-50 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joseph Hubbs | 65-50 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Felix Collazo - foul #1 on Felix Collazo, team foul #6 | 65-50 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix misses the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 65-51 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane tips it in | 67-51 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green clanks a jump hook in the paint | 67-51 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla gets the rebound | 67-51 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo runs out the clock | 67-51 |