| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - George Gilmore (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Gregory Gibbons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Mark Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Knight (fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Hitchens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano inbounds the ball | 38-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano is hacked by Mark Stephens - foul #2 on Mark Stephens, team foul #1 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (SF), Vic Godfrey (C) Alberto Giordano, Gregory Jones | |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey is hacked by Craig Hitchens - foul #3 on Craig Hitchens, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Lees (C) Craig Hitchens | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (PG), Gregory Jones (C) David Whelan, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Vic Godfrey | 38-49 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-49 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Arthur Lees swats the dunk try by Gregory Jones | 38-49 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones tips it home | 38-51 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 38-51 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-51 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner hits the follow up shot | 38-53 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons lays it in on a nice dish by Arthur Lees and he's fouled by Steven Coll - foul #3 on Steven Coll, team foul #1 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Kevin Caro (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Joshua Warwick, Steven Coll, Danny Gardiner, Vic Godfrey, Gregory Jones | |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons makes the free throw | 41-53 |
| 18:19 | Mississippi State | David Whelan is fouled on the floor by Arthur Lees - foul #1 on Arthur Lees, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey (C) Kelly Myers | |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | David Whelan buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Caro | 41-56 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Kevin Caro is called for the reach on Mark Stephens - foul #1 on Kevin Caro, team foul #2 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Kelly Myers (C) Kevin Caro, Alberto Giordano, Vic Godfrey | |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | George Gilmore connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-56 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones (C) Kelly Myers | |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Marcelino Bianchi - foul #1 on Marcelino Bianchi, team foul #3 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF) Joshua Warwick, Danny Gardiner, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-56 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 16:24 | Tennessee | Gregory Jones picks off the pass by Mark Stephens | 46-56 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | David Whelan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Kevin Caro, Alberto Giordano, Vic Godfrey, Gregory Jones | |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on Joshua Warwick - foul #1 on Joshua Warwick, team foul #4 | 46-56 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees misses the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers gets the rebound | 46-56 |
| 16:03 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner's pass is intercepted by George Gilmore | 46-56 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee | George Gilmore is hacked by Danny Gardiner - foul #3 on Danny Gardiner, team foul #5 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens (C) Arthur Lees | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (PG), Vic Godfrey (C) David Whelan, Kelly Myers | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Gibbons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. SF - Mark Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Craig Hitchens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steven Coll (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Vic Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons buries a driving attempt in the paint | 48-56 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi lays it in on a great pass from Steven Coll and he's hacked by Jerry Knight - foul #2 on Jerry Knight, team foul #4 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (SF) Mark Stephens | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano (SF), Gregory Jones (C) Danny Gardiner, Vic Godfrey | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi makes the free throw | 48-59 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | George Gilmore's layup is rejected by Alberto Giordano | 48-59 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joshua Warwick | 48-59 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones lays it in on a nice dish by Steven Coll | 48-61 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Jones | 48-61 |
| 14:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Alberto Giordano | 48-61 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Gibbons - foul #1 on Gregory Gibbons, team foul #5 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica (PG), Ed Krone (SF), Arthur Lees (PF) George Gilmore, Gregory Gibbons, Jerry Knight | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi, Gregory Jones | |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick misses the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 2nd free throw | 48-62 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-62 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner pulls down the rebound | 48-62 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-62 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick gets the offensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Craig Hitchens is called for the reach on Joshua Warwick - foul #4 on Craig Hitchens, team foul #6 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stephens (SF), Bruce Herrington (C) Ed Krone, Craig Hitchens | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Gregory Jones (C) Joshua Warwick, Kelly Myers | |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Christopher Yates steps in front of the Gregory Jones pass | 48-62 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates hits the finger roll | 50-62 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | David Whelan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on David Whelan, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Gilmore (PG), Jerry Knight (PF) Antonio Mojica, Bruce Herrington | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Gregory Jones | |
| 13:24 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-62 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Danny Gardiner | 50-62 |
| 13:17 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-62 |
| 13:15 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees grabs the board | 50-62 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens connects on the floater from the free throw line | 52-62 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 52-62 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from David Whelan | 52-64 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | George Gilmore scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Mark Stephens | 54-64 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 54-64 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 11:36 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-64 |
| 11:34 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens grabs the offensive rebound | 54-64 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - George Gilmore (tiring) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Yates (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Stephens (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jerry Knight (tiring) 6 pts. C - Arthur Lees (tiring) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Coll (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Gardiner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Vic Godfrey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees connects on the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Yates | 56-64 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | David Whelan connects on the 3 from straight away | 56-67 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-67 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | David Whelan pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Arthur Lees is called for the reach on Steven Coll - foul #2 on Arthur Lees, team foul #7 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica (PG), Gregory Gibbons (SG), Ed Krone (SF), Bruce Herrington (C) George Gilmore, Christopher Yates, Mark Stephens, Arthur Lees | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Kelly Myers (PF), Gregory Jones (C) David Whelan, Danny Gardiner, Marcelino Bianchi, Vic Godfrey | |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses the 2nd free throw | 56-68 |
| 10:38 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington grabs the board | 56-68 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | Kevin Caro is called for the reach on Ed Krone - foul #2 on Kevin Caro, team foul #7 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (PG) Steven Coll | |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | Ed Krone makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | Ed Krone makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alberto Giordano | 58-70 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Ed Krone misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Caro - foul #3 on Kevin Caro, team foul #8 | 58-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG) Kevin Caro | |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Ed Krone makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Ed Krone makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 60-70 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee | Ed Krone pulls down the rebound | 60-70 |
| 08:58 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stephens (SF) Bruce Herrington | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Steven Coll, Kelly Myers | |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano is fouled on the floor by Jerry Knight - foul #3 on Jerry Knight, team foul #8 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Preuss (PG), Arthur Lees (C) Antonio Mojica, Ed Krone | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Vic Godfrey (PF) Joshua Warwick, Kevin Caro, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano makes the 2nd free throw | 60-72 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 60-72 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey grabs the board | 60-72 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones misses long on a turnaround from close range | 60-72 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons pulls down the rebound | 60-72 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee | Vic Godfrey steps in front of the Gregory Gibbons pass | 60-72 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Mark Stephens is called for the reach on David Whelan - foul #3 on Mark Stephens, team foul #9 | 60-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Gilmore (PG), Christopher Yates (SF), Bruce Herrington (PF), Craig Hitchens (C) Robert Preuss, Mark Stephens, Jerry Knight, Arthur Lees | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Kevin Caro (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Steven Coll, Alberto Giordano, Vic Godfrey | |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | David Whelan makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens gets the rebound | 60-73 |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by George Gilmore | 62-73 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-73 |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens grabs the board | 62-73 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Gibbons (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Christopher Yates (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Herrington (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Hitchens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Caro (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (PG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Kelly Myers (PF) David Whelan, Kevin Caro, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner is fouled on the floor by Bruce Herrington - foul #3 on Bruce Herrington, team foul #10 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ed Krone (PF) Bruce Herrington | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Kelly Myers | |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner misses the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner makes the 2nd free throw | 62-74 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons is fouled on the floor by Steven Coll - foul #4 on Steven Coll, team foul #9 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Lees (PF) Ed Krone | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF) Joshua Warwick, Danny Gardiner, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones snags the defensive board | 62-74 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 62-74 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-74 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Yates - foul #2 on Christopher Yates, team foul #11 | 62-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Kevin Caro, Alberto Giordano, Gregory Jones | |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll makes the 1st free throw | 62-75 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 06:21 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees snags the defensive board | 62-75 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | George Gilmore loses the ball out of bounds | 62-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica (PG) George Gilmore | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Gregory Jones (C) Steven Coll, Danny Gardiner, Vic Godfrey | |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Hitchens | 62-75 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees gets the rebound | 62-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Yates | 65-75 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick is hacked by Gregory Gibbons - foul #2 on Gregory Gibbons, team foul #12 | 65-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ed Krone (SF), Bruce Herrington (PF) Christopher Yates, Arthur Lees | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF), Kelly Myers (C) David Whelan, Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi, Gregory Jones | |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 2nd free throw | 65-77 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Craig Hitchens | 68-77 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-80 |
| 04:45 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons is whistled for a carry | 68-80 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Gilmore (PG) Gregory Gibbons | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Kevin Caro (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Joshua Warwick, Steven Coll, Danny Gardiner, Vic Godfrey, Kelly Myers | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | George Gilmore takes the ball from David Whelan | 68-80 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens is whistled for a carry | 68-80 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (SG), Mark Stephens (SF), Arthur Lees (PF) Antonio Mojica, Ed Krone, Bruce Herrington | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF) Kevin Caro, Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Mark Stephens - foul #4 on Mark Stephens, team foul #13 | 68-80 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano (SF) Danny Gardiner | |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones misses the 1st free throw | 68-80 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-81 |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees hits a runner in the paint | 70-81 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Christopher Yates (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Stephens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Arthur Lees (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Craig Hitchens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Coll (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Vic Godfrey (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Jones (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | David Whelan is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 70-81 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Knight (PF) Craig Hitchens | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF), Kelly Myers (C) David Whelan, Alberto Giordano, Vic Godfrey, Gregory Jones | |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 70-81 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees tips it but misses | 70-81 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers grabs the board | 70-81 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi misses the fadeaway from the right block | 70-81 |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees grabs the defensive rebound | 70-81 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Kelly Myers is called for the reach on Arthur Lees - foul #1 on Kelly Myers, team foul #10 | 70-81 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica (PG), Gregory Gibbons (SG) George Gilmore, Christopher Yates | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Kevin Caro (SF), Vic Godfrey (C) Joshua Warwick, Danny Gardiner, Kelly Myers | |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees misses the 1st free throw | 70-81 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees makes the 2nd free throw | 71-81 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses the 3 from the right corner | 71-81 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi tips it back up and in | 71-83 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-83 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Gilmore (PG), Craig Hitchens (C) Antonio Mojica, Arthur Lees | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Gregory Jones (C) David Whelan, Kevin Caro, Vic Godfrey | |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | George Gilmore is whistled for traveling | 71-83 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (SF), Vic Godfrey (PF) Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 02:15 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Coll | 71-85 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens makes the runner in the lane | 73-85 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Craig Hitchens - foul #5 on Craig Hitchens, team foul #14 | 73-85 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica (PG), Christopher Yates (SG), Ed Krone (SF), Arthur Lees (PF), Bruce Herrington (C) George Gilmore, Gregory Gibbons, Mark Stephens, Jerry Knight, Craig Hitchens | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG) Steven Coll | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the 1st free throw | 73-86 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 73-87 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:32 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates scores on a shot from the right block | 75-87 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Arthur Lees - foul #3 on Arthur Lees, team foul #15 | 75-87 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers (C) Gregory Jones | |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey misses the 1st free throw | 75-87 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey misses the 2nd free throw | 75-87 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | Ed Krone pulls down the rebound | 75-87 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Joshua Warwick steals it from Arthur Lees | 75-87 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner blows the layup | 75-87 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates grabs the board | 75-87 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Yates | 77-87 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick is hacked by Antonio Mojica in the backcourt - foul #2 on Antonio Mojica, team foul #16 | 77-87 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 1st free throw | 77-88 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 2nd free throw | 77-89 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Kelly Myers - foul #2 on Kelly Myers, team foul #11 | 77-89 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates makes the 1st free throw | 78-89 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates misses the 2nd free throw | 78-89 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers pulls down the rebound | 78-89 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Arthur Lees blocks the short jumper by Vic Godfrey | 78-89 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates snags the defensive board | 78-89 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Kelly Myers is called for the reach on Bruce Herrington - foul #3 on Kelly Myers, team foul #12 | 78-89 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington misses the 1st free throw | 78-89 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington makes the 2nd free throw | 79-89 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick runs out the clock | 79-89 |