| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Candelaria (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Patton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Felix Collazo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wesley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Boston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley inbounds the ball | 29-45 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-45 |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | James Patton grabs the defensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-45 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo grabs the defensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 29-45 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria snags the defensive board | 29-45 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | James Stewart steals the ball from Raymond Seibert | 29-45 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo can't connect on a runner in the lane | 29-45 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Patton | 29-45 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 29-45 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on James Patton - foul #3 on James Patton, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis (PF) James Patton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 18:30 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ernest Davis | 29-45 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Seibert | 31-45 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Donald Boston can't finish the layup but the foul's on Rodney Candelaria - foul #1 on Rodney Candelaria, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Murphy (C) Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Donald Boston makes the 1st free throw | 31-46 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | James Murphy pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | James Stewart snags the defensive board | 31-46 |
| 17:18 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla can't connect on a shot in the paint | 31-46 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley can't tip it in | 31-46 |
| 17:15 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo misses the tip | 31-46 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | James Stewart tips it back up and in | 31-48 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | James Murphy scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Cole Schoenrock | 33-48 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Boston | 33-50 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Murphy | 36-50 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Jonathan Pinkard (SG), Kyle Medley (SF), Raymond Seibert (C) Cole Schoenrock, Rodney Candelaria, Thad Woolery, Ernest Davis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (PF) Robert Wesley | |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 36-50 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar gets the rebound | 36-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Depew (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) PF - James Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Felix Collazo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Habimana Aujla (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Richard Dunbar (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Boston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Stewart | 36-53 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | William Depew misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-53 |
| 15:36 | Tennessee | James Stewart gets the rebound | 36-53 |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-53 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert grabs the defensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | James Murphy hits the finger roll and the foul's on James Stewart - foul #2 on James Stewart, team foul #1 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis (SF), James Patton (PF) Kyle Medley, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Thomas (C) Donald Boston | |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | James Murphy makes the free throw | 39-53 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | James Murphy denies the turnaround by Richard Dunbar | 39-53 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | William Depew snags the offensive board | 39-53 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | James Murphy is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on James Murphy, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Rodney Candelaria (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), Raymond Kroeker (C) William Depew, Jonathan Pinkard, Ernest Davis, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by James Stewart | 39-55 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-55 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | James Stewart pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla is whistled for traveling | 39-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert (C) Raymond Kroeker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF), Donald Boston (C) Habimana Aujla, Harold Thomas | |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Cole Schoenrock | 42-55 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | James Stewart is fouled on the floor by Thad Woolery - foul #1 on Thad Woolery, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SG), Ernest Davis (PF) Rodney Candelaria, James Patton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), Allen Wilken (SG), Habimana Aujla (PF) James Stewart, Felix Collazo, Richard Dunbar | |
| 12:19 | Tennessee | Thad Woolery steps in front of the Donald Boston pass | 42-55 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Donald Boston gets the rebound | 42-55 |
| 11:44 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken's pass is intercepted by Ernest Davis | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thad Woolery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ernest Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Raymond Seibert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Hidalgo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Allen Wilken (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Wesley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Habimana Aujla (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Boston (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock clanks a 3 from straight away | 42-55 |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Donald Boston grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 11:09 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Wesley | 42-57 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Thad Woolery comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-57 |
| 10:46 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla gets the rebound | 42-57 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken is fouled on the floor by Raymond Seibert - foul #1 on Raymond Seibert, team foul #5 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Rodney Candelaria (SG), James Patton (PF), James Murphy (C) Cole Schoenrock, Thad Woolery, Ernest Davis, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Felix Collazo (SG), Richard Dunbar (PF), Harold Thomas (C) Gregory Hidalgo, Robert Wesley, Habimana Aujla, Donald Boston | |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Felix Collazo and the foul's on James Patton - foul #4 on James Patton, team foul #6 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Raymond Kroeker (C) James Patton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas misses the free throw | 42-59 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard grabs the defensive rebound | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | James Murphy misses long on a runner from the baseline | 42-59 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken grabs the board | 42-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | James Stewart is fouled on the floor by William Depew - foul #2 on William Depew, team foul #7 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley (SF) Jonathan Pinkard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF) Allen Wilken | |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-61 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | James Murphy tips it back up and in | 44-61 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar is fouled on the floor by Kyle Medley - foul #1 on Kyle Medley, team foul #8 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis (PF) Raymond Kroeker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla (SF) Robert Wesley | |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar makes the 1st free throw | 44-62 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Rodney Candelaria hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 44-63 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas pulls down the rebound | 44-63 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee | James Stewart's pass is intercepted by William Depew in the backcourt | 44-63 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | William Depew banks in the layup | 46-63 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from James Stewart | 46-65 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-65 |
| 07:51 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo knocks in the shot from the left block set up by James Stewart and the foul's on Ernest Davis - foul #2 on Ernest Davis, team foul #9 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Cole Schoenrock (PG), Jonathan Pinkard (SG), Thad Woolery (SF), James Patton (PF), Raymond Seibert (C) William Depew, Rodney Candelaria, Kyle Medley, Ernest Davis, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF), Donald Boston (C) Richard Dunbar, Harold Thomas | |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo misses the free throw | 46-67 |
| 07:25 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert grabs the defensive rebound | 46-67 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Cole Schoenrock (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Pinkard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thad Woolery (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Patton (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Raymond Seibert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Felix Collazo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Wesley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Habimana Aujla (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Boston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | James Patton hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 46-67 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo gets the rebound | 46-67 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Cole Schoenrock is called for the reach on Habimana Aujla - foul #2 on Cole Schoenrock, team foul #10 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), Allen Wilken (SG) James Stewart, Felix Collazo | |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla makes the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla makes the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Raymond Seibert misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-69 |
| 06:27 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken pulls down the rebound | 46-69 |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Allen Wilken and the foul's on Raymond Seibert - foul #2 on Raymond Seibert, team foul #11 | 46-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Depew (PG), Kyle Medley (SF), James Murphy (PF), Raymond Kroeker (C) Cole Schoenrock, Thad Woolery, James Patton, Raymond Seibert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (PF), George Osterberger (C) Robert Wesley, Donald Boston | |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla makes the free throw | 46-72 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | James Murphy is hacked by Allen Wilken - foul #1 on Allen Wilken, team foul #2 | 46-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis (PF) Raymond Kroeker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (SG) Habimana Aujla | |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Allen Wilken steals it from Jonathan Pinkard | 46-72 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Felix Collazo | 46-74 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard buries a 3 from the left corner | 49-74 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Felix Collazo | 49-77 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | Richard Dunbar steals it from Ernest Davis | 49-77 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kyle Medley - foul #2 on Kyle Medley, team foul #12 | 49-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steve Gilmore (SG), Raymond Kroeker (C) Jonathan Pinkard, James Murphy | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF), Harold Thomas (C) Felix Collazo, George Osterberger | |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken makes the 1st free throw | 49-78 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken makes the 2nd free throw | 49-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Raymond Kroeker loses the dribble to Harold Thomas | 49-79 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken misses the easy layup | 49-79 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis grabs the board | 49-79 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Depew (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Medley (fresh) PF - Ernest Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Raymond Kroeker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Hidalgo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Wilken (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Wesley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Dunbar (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-79 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Kyle Medley pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-79 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Allen Wilken - foul #2 on Allen Wilken, team foul #3 | 49-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard (SF) Kyle Medley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis makes the 1st free throw | 50-79 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 50-79 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas gets the rebound | 50-79 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Raymond Kroeker - foul #1 on Raymond Kroeker, team foul #13 | 50-79 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 50-79 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 50-79 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 50-79 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | William Depew travels with the ball | 50-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (SG), George Osterberger (C) Robert Wesley, Richard Dunbar | |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas lays it up and in on a great pass from Felix Collazo | 50-81 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | George Osterberger swats the short shot by Ernest Davis | 50-81 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas gets the rebound | 50-81 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo connects on the turnaround from the left block | 50-83 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-83 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo pulls down the rebound | 50-83 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Hidalgo | 50-86 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Ernest Davis clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-86 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Felix Collazo | 50-86 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Felix Collazo | 50-88 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Pinkard misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 50-88 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo snags the defensive board | 50-88 |