| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Summers (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Tremper (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Elmer Hale (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Spencer Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Murray (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Travis Peachey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Parent (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | David Tremper inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes misses short on an open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-34 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | David Tremper grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | David Tremper misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 39-34 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | David Tremper grabs the offensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | William Summers comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-34 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes snags the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale buries a turnaround in the lane | 41-34 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee | Michael Geiger steals the ball from Travis Peachey | 41-34 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | William Summers loses the ball out of bounds | 41-34 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Elmer Hale - foul #2 on Elmer Hale, team foul #1 | 41-34 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey misses the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale misses long on a shot in the paint | 41-35 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Travis Peachey | 41-35 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-35 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale connects on the open shot from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Summers | 43-35 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Tremper - foul #2 on David Tremper, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leon Dewey (SF), Henry Henson (PF) David Tremper, Elmer Hale | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch makes the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:28 | Mississippi State | Timothy Parent blocks the short jumper by Leon Dewey | 43-37 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger grabs the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Travis Peachey - foul #3 on Travis Peachey, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Emerson Sutton (PF) Travis Peachey | |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Emerson Sutton snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 15:50 | Tennessee | Tim Murray connects on the jump hook in the paint | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Summers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Dewey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Henry Henson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Spencer Barnes (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Murray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Emerson Sutton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Parent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Emerson Sutton steals the ball from Henry Henson | 44-39 |
| 15:16 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes hits a wide open jumper in the paint set up by Michael Geiger out of the doubleteam | 46-39 |
| 14:55 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Williams Gooch | 46-42 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi State | Henry Henson is open and scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Jeff Hughes | 48-42 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Williams Gooch, team foul #2 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Taylor (SF), David Tremper (PF) Leon Dewey, Henry Henson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Travis Peachey (PF) Emerson Sutton | |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | William Summers comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Travis Peachey | 48-42 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-42 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | David Tremper scores on a turnaround near the basket | 50-42 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes misses the 3 from the right corner | 50-42 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey misses the turnaround in the lane | 50-42 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes gets the rebound | 50-42 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | David Tremper hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from David Taylor | 52-42 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Tim Murray | 52-45 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi State | Spencer Barnes steps in front of the David Tremper pass | 52-45 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Tim Murray lays it up and in on a nice dish by Spencer Barnes | 52-47 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | William Summers drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jeff Hughes | 55-47 |
| 11:53 | Tennessee | Jeff Hughes is called for the reach on Tim Murray - foul #2 on Jeff Hughes, team foul #3 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (SG), Elmer Hale (PF) Michael Geiger, William Summers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rolf Vilkoski (SG), Emerson Sutton (C) Spencer Barnes, Timothy Parent | |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | David Taylor steals it from Tim Murray | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Tremper (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Elmer Hale (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeff Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rolf Vilkoski (fresh) SF - Tim Murray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Travis Peachey (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Emerson Sutton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | David Taylor misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-47 |
| 11:15 | Tennessee | Rolf Vilkoski grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Emerson Sutton's fadeaway is rejected by Elmer Hale | 55-47 |
| 10:57 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey tips it home | 55-49 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Emerson Sutton takes the ball from David Taylor | 55-49 |
| 10:47 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Williams Gooch, team foul #3 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Summers (SG), Henry Henson (C) David Tremper, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mitchell Schwer (PG), Spencer Barnes (SG), Kenneth Raymond (SF) Williams Gooch, Rolf Vilkoski, Tim Murray | |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale comes up short on the floater from the right block | 55-49 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee | Mitchell Schwer misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 55-49 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | William Summers is fouled on the floor by Travis Peachey - foul #4 on Travis Peachey, team foul #4 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), Jeff Hughes (C) Charles Wilson, Henry Henson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Gooch (PG), Tim Murray (SF), Andres Bruno (C) Mitchell Schwer, Kenneth Raymond, Travis Peachey | |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-49 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Emerson Sutton | 55-49 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee | Tim Murray misses the jumper from the left side | 55-49 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jeff Hughes | 55-49 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee | Andres Bruno grabs the board | 55-49 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | David Taylor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-49 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Spencer Barnes | 58-52 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | William Summers is fouled on the floor by Andres Bruno - foul #1 on Andres Bruno, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (SG), David Tremper (PF) William Summers, Elmer Hale | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rolf Vilkoski (SG), Travis Peachey (PF), Timothy Parent (C) Spencer Barnes, Emerson Sutton, Andres Bruno | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Henson (C) Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mitchell Schwer (PG) Williams Gooch | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - David Tremper (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Henson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mitchell Schwer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rolf Vilkoski (fresh) SF - Tim Murray (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Travis Peachey (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Timothy Parent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Henry Henson - foul #1 on Henry Henson, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | David Taylor works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Geiger | 60-54 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee | Henry Henson swats the layup by Timothy Parent | 60-54 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | David Tremper pulls down the rebound | 60-54 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Mitchell Schwer is called for the reach on Michael Geiger in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mitchell Schwer, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Summers (SG), Leon Dewey (SF), Jeff Hughes (C) Michael Geiger, David Taylor, Henry Henson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Gooch (PG), Spencer Barnes (SG), Kenneth Raymond (SF) Mitchell Schwer, Rolf Vilkoski, Tim Murray | |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes drills a shot from the left block set up by David Tremper and he's fouled by Kenneth Raymond - foul #2 on Kenneth Raymond, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes makes the free throw | 63-54 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson pulls down the rebound | 63-54 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 63-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale (PF) Leon Dewey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:42 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 63-54 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | David Tremper misses the floater in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Raymond - foul #3 on Kenneth Raymond, team foul #8 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger (PG), David Taylor (SF) Charles Wilson, Elmer Hale | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Tim Murray (SF) Kenneth Raymond | |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | David Tremper makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | David Tremper makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Tim Murray buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Spencer Barnes | 65-57 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes loses the dribble to Spencer Barnes | 65-57 |
| 04:41 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes slams it home | 65-59 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Timothy Parent is called for the reach on Michael Geiger - foul #3 on Timothy Parent, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (SG), Elmer Hale (PF) William Summers, David Tremper | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Emerson Sutton (C) Timothy Parent | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Williams Gooch | 67-61 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale can't connect on an uncontested floater in the lane | 67-61 |
| 03:42 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Travis Peachey | 67-61 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Spencer Barnes | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Geiger (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Wilson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Elmer Hale (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Hughes (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Spencer Barnes (tiring) 18 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tim Murray (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Travis Peachey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Emerson Sutton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Tim Murray misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 70-63 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale grabs the board | 70-63 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Summers (SG), David Tremper (PF) Charles Wilson, Elmer Hale | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Timothy Parent (C) Emerson Sutton | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Williams Gooch is called for the reach on Michael Geiger - foul #4 on Williams Gooch, team foul #10 | 70-63 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger makes the 2nd free throw | 72-63 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee | Tim Murray scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Williams Gooch | 72-66 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | William Summers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-66 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent grabs the defensive rebound | 72-66 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | David Taylor takes the ball from Tim Murray | 72-66 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | David Taylor lays it in | 74-66 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Jeff Hughes steals the ball from Williams Gooch | 74-66 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Tim Murray - foul #2 on Tim Murray, team foul #11 | 74-66 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 75-66 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger makes the 2nd free throw | 76-66 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 76-66 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger snags the defensive board | 76-66 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | David Tremper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 76-66 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey gets the rebound | 76-66 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes misses the 3 from the left wing | 76-66 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | Jeff Hughes pulls down the rebound | 76-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger is fouled on the floor by Spencer Barnes - foul #2 on Spencer Barnes, team foul #12 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Wilson (SG), Leon Dewey (SF), Elmer Hale (PF), Henry Henson (C) William Summers, David Taylor, David Tremper, Jeff Hughes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mitchell Schwer (PG), Rolf Vilkoski (SG), Kenneth Raymond (SF), Emerson Sutton (PF), Andres Bruno (C) Williams Gooch, Spencer Barnes, Tim Murray, Travis Peachey, Timothy Parent | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger misses the 2nd free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Andres Bruno | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Leon Dewey is called for the reach on Rolf Vilkoski - foul #2 on Leon Dewey, team foul #5 | 77-66 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Andres Bruno misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 77-66 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale grabs the board | 77-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Geiger and the foul's on Mitchell Schwer - foul #2 on Mitchell Schwer, team foul #13 | 79-66 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Elmer Hale misses the free throw | 79-66 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Emerson Sutton grabs the board | 79-66 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Rolf Vilkoski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 79-66 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger gets the rebound | 79-66 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Geiger runs out the clock | 79-66 |