| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Updegraff (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Forrest Sommer (fresh) PF - John Macdonald (fresh) 3 pts. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Dimattia (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Chad Couture (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Avalos (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses short on a shot from the right side | 23-31 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall snags the offensive board | 23-31 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Clarence Dimattia picks off the pass by Forrest Sommer | 23-31 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald lays it up and in | 25-31 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 25-31 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to George Avalos | 25-31 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Tony Johnson | 25-33 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 25-33 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall misses the tip | 25-33 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Leon Stephenson | 25-33 |
| 17:15 | Tennessee | George Avalos can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on John Macdonald - foul #2 on John Macdonald, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 17:15 | Tennessee | George Avalos makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 17:15 | Tennessee | George Avalos makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-35 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | The jumper by Chad Couture is denied by Lewis Burkley | 25-35 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson tips it in | 25-37 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall loses the dribble to George Avalos | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Updegraff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Forrest Sommer (fairly fresh) PF - John Macdonald (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Dimattia (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Johnson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Couture (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Avalos (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Leon Stephenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | George Avalos connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Tony Johnson | 25-39 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald hits a fadeaway from the left block | 27-39 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Chad Couture knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from George Avalos | 27-41 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Clarence Dimattia | 30-44 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 30-44 |
| 14:17 | Tennessee | George Avalos gets the rebound | 30-44 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson is fouled on the floor by Willie Mendenhall - foul #3 on Willie Mendenhall, team foul #2 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Adam Knox (C) Craig Updegraff, Forrest Sommer, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF), Benjamin Seymore (PF), John Rumsey (C) Clarence Dimattia, Chad Couture, George Avalos, Leon Stephenson | |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-44 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy can't tip it in | 30-44 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | John Rumsey misses the tip | 30-44 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | John Rumsey snags the offensive board | 30-44 |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Joshua Smith steals the ball from Manuel Sumner | 30-44 |
| 12:53 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-44 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to John Rumsey | 30-44 |
| 12:36 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-44 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert McConaghy - foul #1 on Robert McConaghy, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald misses the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Manuel Sumner, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Couture (SF), Leon Stephenson (C) Robert McConaghy, John Rumsey | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Nowak (fresh) SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) PF - John Macdonald (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Knox (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Tony Johnson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) SF - Chad Couture (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 31-44 |
| 11:41 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 11:12 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-44 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Macdonald | 31-44 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox misses the easy layup | 31-44 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee | Chad Couture grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson is fouled on the floor by Adam Knox - foul #1 on Adam Knox, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Craig Updegraff (SG), Forrest Sommer (SF), Calvin Reny (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) Oscar Nowak, Joshua Smith, John Macdonald, Adam Knox | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia (PG), George Avalos (PF) Manuel Sumner, Benjamin Seymore | |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Clarence Dimattia | 31-46 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-46 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | George Avalos grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall is fouled on the floor by George Avalos - foul #3 on George Avalos, team foul #3 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), John Macdonald (PF) Willie Mendenhall, Calvin Reny | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy (SF), John Rumsey (C) Chad Couture, Leon Stephenson | |
| 09:06 | Mississippi State | James Whitney's fadeaway is rejected by John Rumsey | 31-46 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy gets the rebound | 31-46 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | James Whitney steps in front of the Tony Johnson pass | 31-46 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | James Whitney misses the lay-in | 31-46 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Forrest Sommer | 31-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald banks in the layup set up by Craig Updegraff and the foul's on Tony Johnson - foul #1 on Tony Johnson, team foul #4 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall (PG), Oscar Nowak (SG) James Whitney, Craig Updegraff | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SG), Chad Couture (SF), Leon Stephenson (C) Tony Johnson, Robert McConaghy, John Rumsey | |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald misses the free throw | 33-46 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Leon Stephenson | 33-46 |
| 07:49 | Tennessee | George Avalos makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Clarence Dimattia | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Nowak (fresh) SF - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Macdonald (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Dimattia (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) SF - Chad Couture (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Avalos (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall loses the ball out of bounds | 33-48 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia buries a floater in the lane | 33-50 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley's dunk attempt is rejected by Leon Stephenson | 33-50 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall snags the offensive board | 33-50 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak misses short on a shot from the right block | 33-50 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | John Macdonald snags the offensive board | 33-50 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak is hacked by Manuel Sumner - foul #2 on Manuel Sumner, team foul #5 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith (SF), Adam Knox (PF), Calvin Reny (C) Forrest Sommer, John Macdonald, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tony Johnson (PG), Benjamin Seymore (PF) Clarence Dimattia, George Avalos | |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-50 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore snags the defensive board | 33-50 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 33-52 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-52 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner gets the rebound | 33-52 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 33-52 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore hits the follow up shot | 33-54 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-54 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Benjamin Seymore | 33-54 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Leon Stephenson | 33-57 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Chad Couture blocks the jumper by Calvin Reny | 33-57 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Leon Stephenson | 33-57 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore misses the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Adam Knox - foul #2 on Adam Knox, team foul #4 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG) Willie Mendenhall | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia (PG), George Avalos (PF), John Rumsey (C) Manuel Sumner, Chad Couture, Leon Stephenson | |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore misses the 1st free throw | 33-57 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore misses the 2nd free throw | 33-57 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Calvin Reny snags the defensive board | 33-57 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Oscar Nowak misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-57 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to George Avalos | 33-57 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy (SF) Benjamin Seymore | |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Calvin Reny hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 33-57 |
| 03:48 | Tennessee | John Rumsey gets the rebound | 33-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) SG - Oscar Nowak (fairly fresh) SF - Joshua Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 2 reb. C - Calvin Reny (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Dimattia (fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tony Johnson (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 2 reb. PF - George Avalos (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - John Rumsey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:32 | Tennessee | George Avalos lays it in on a nice dish by Clarence Dimattia | 33-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 33-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Couture (SF), Leon Stephenson (C) Robert McConaghy, John Rumsey | |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 33-59 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | George Avalos hits the follow up shot | 33-61 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Calvin Reny is called for a charge - foul #1 on Calvin Reny, team foul #5 | 33-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SG) Tony Johnson | |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia is hacked by Adam Knox - foul #3 on Adam Knox, team foul #6 | 33-61 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | George Avalos can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 33-61 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Adam Knox | 33-61 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi State | Calvin Reny drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Whitney | 35-61 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Oscar Nowak is called for the reach on Manuel Sumner - foul #1 on Oscar Nowak, team foul #7 | 35-61 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner makes the 1st free throw | 35-62 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner makes the 2nd free throw | 35-63 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Whitney | 38-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Chad Couture is hacked by Joshua Smith - foul #3 on Joshua Smith, team foul #8 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tony Johnson (SG) Manuel Sumner | |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Chad Couture makes the 1st free throw | 38-64 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Chad Couture makes the 2nd free throw | 38-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-65 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia grabs the defensive rebound | 38-65 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Tony Johnson drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from George Avalos | 38-67 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Calvin Reny misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-67 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to George Avalos | 38-67 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Clarence Dimattia runs out the clock | 38-67 |