| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Roney (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Nellis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Todd Reilly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - William Gowin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Lewis (fresh) SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Akim Zickler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis inbounds the ball | 29-15 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | William Gowin hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Douglas Taylor | 31-15 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-15 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Douglas Taylor | 34-15 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | George Lewis connects on the open jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Joshua Smith | 34-17 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee | Willie Mendenhall takes the ball from Eric Nellis | 34-17 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall lays it up and in | 34-19 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee | Akim Zickler is called for the reach on Douglas Taylor - foul #3 on Akim Zickler, team foul #1 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain (PF) Akim Zickler | |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | William Gowin comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 34-19 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | George Lewis pulls down the rebound | 34-19 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | George Lewis misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-19 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith can't tip it in | 34-19 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee | William Gowin snags the defensive board | 34-19 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | William Gowin drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Roney and he's fouled by Glenn Sain - foul #1 on Glenn Sain, team foul #2 | 36-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (SG), Shawn Townley (SF) George Lewis, Joshua Smith | |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | William Gowin makes the free throw | 37-19 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-19 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Townley | 37-19 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-19 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley hits the follow up shot | 37-21 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | William Gowin misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lewis Burkley - foul #1 on Lewis Burkley, team foul #3 | 37-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), George Avalos (PF) Douglas Taylor, Robert Roney, Todd Reilly | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Lewis (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Adam Knox (PF), Akim Zickler (C) Forrest Sommer, Shawn Townley, Glenn Sain, Lewis Burkley | |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | William Gowin makes the 1st free throw | 38-21 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | William Gowin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-21 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) SF - Eric Nellis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Avalos (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Gowin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 3 pf. C - Akim Zickler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Manuel Sumner steals it from Akim Zickler | 39-21 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee | George Avalos drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Robert McConaghy | 41-21 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion 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 (+4) | |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by George Lewis is blocked by William Gowin | 41-21 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to George Avalos | 41-21 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy is hacked by Willie Mendenhall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Mendenhall, team foul #4 | 41-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Leon Stephenson (C) Eric Nellis, William Gowin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Lewis Burkley (C) Willie Mendenhall, Akim Zickler | |
| 14:21 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-21 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox gets the rebound | 41-21 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Douglas Taylor - foul #1 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #1 | 41-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Roney (SG), Todd Reilly (PF) Manuel Sumner, George Avalos | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox makes the 1st free throw | 41-22 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox makes the 2nd free throw | 41-23 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor misses the easy layup | 41-23 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith snags the defensive board | 41-23 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-23 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly grabs the board | 41-23 |
| 13:11 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy is fouled on the floor by Joshua Smith - foul #1 on Joshua Smith, team foul #5 | 41-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (SF) Douglas Taylor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall (PG), Forrest Sommer (SG), Shawn Townley (SF) James Whitney, George Lewis, Joshua Smith | |
| 12:50 | Tennessee | Willie Mendenhall picks off the pass by Todd Reilly | 41-23 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall lays it up and in | 41-25 |
| 12:30 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy is fouled on the floor by Shawn Townley - foul #3 on Shawn Townley, team foul #6 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler (PF), Glenn Sain (C) Adam Knox, Lewis Burkley | |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Forrest Sommer - foul #1 on Forrest Sommer, team foul #7 | 41-25 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-25 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain grabs the defensive rebound | 42-25 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 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) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Eric Nellis picks off the pass by Shawn Townley | 42-25 |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson's pass is intercepted by Glenn Sain | 42-25 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Roney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Nellis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Todd Reilly (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Akim Zickler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Forrest Sommer | 42-28 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-28 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-30 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Glenn Sain - foul #2 on Glenn Sain, team foul #8 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), William Gowin (C) Robert McConaghy, Robert Roney, Todd Reilly | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Lewis (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Adam Knox (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) Forrest Sommer, Shawn Townley, Akim Zickler, Glenn Sain | |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 46-30 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-30 |
| 10:10 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-33 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Leon Stephenson and he's hacked by George Lewis - foul #2 on George Lewis, team foul #9 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Avalos (PF) Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor makes the free throw | 50-33 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-35 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee | William Gowin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Roney (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF), Todd Reilly (PF) Manuel Sumner, Eric Nellis, George Avalos | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG) Willie Mendenhall | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 08:28 | Mississippi State | William Gowin picks off the pass by Lewis Burkley | 50-35 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor is hacked by James Whitney - foul #1 on James Whitney, team foul #10 | 50-35 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion 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 (+4) | |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox is fouled on the floor by Todd Reilly - foul #2 on Todd Reilly, team foul #2 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall (PG) James Whitney | |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | George Lewis hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Douglas Taylor | 54-38 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Robert Roney is called for the reach on George Lewis - foul #1 on Robert Roney, team foul #3 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (SF), Leon Stephenson (C) Douglas Taylor, William Gowin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Roney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Nellis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Todd Reilly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Willie Mendenhall (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - George Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 54-38 |
| 07:08 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Roney | 54-38 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Leon Stephenson, team foul #4 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Avalos (PF) Todd Reilly | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (SG), Shawn Townley (SF), Akim Zickler (PF) George Lewis, Joshua Smith, Adam Knox | |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Robert Roney - foul #2 on Robert Roney, team foul #5 | 54-38 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler misses the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Leon Stephenson | 54-39 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | George Avalos misses the dunk attempt | 54-39 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson tips it in | 56-39 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Willie Mendenhall can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-39 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson pulls down the rebound | 56-39 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Robert Roney is fouled on the floor by Willie Mendenhall - foul #3 on Willie Mendenhall, team foul #11 | 56-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Todd Reilly (PF), William Gowin (C) Robert McConaghy, George Avalos, Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Lewis (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Adam Knox (PF) Forrest Sommer, Shawn Townley, Lewis Burkley | |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Robert Roney makes the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 05:39 | Tennessee | Robert Roney misses the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler snags the defensive board | 57-39 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler steps out of bounds on the sideline | 57-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SG) Robert Roney | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor is hacked by Willie Mendenhall - foul #4 on Willie Mendenhall, team foul #12 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Forrest Sommer (SG), Shawn Townley (SF), Glenn Sain (C) Willie Mendenhall, George Lewis, Joshua Smith, Adam Knox | |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 57-39 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 58-39 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler knocks in the fadeaway from the left block | 58-41 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-41 |
| 04:20 | Tennessee | William Gowin gets the offensive rebound | 58-41 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Shawn Townley, team foul #13 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Roney (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF) Manuel Sumner, Eric Nellis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | William Gowin gets the offensive rebound | 58-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Roney (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Todd Reilly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. C - William Gowin (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Glenn Sain (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Akim Zickler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-41 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Robert Roney - foul #3 on Robert Roney, team foul #6 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (SF), George Avalos (PF), Leon Stephenson (C) Douglas Taylor, Todd Reilly, William Gowin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson snags the defensive board | 58-42 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert McConaghy | 60-42 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | James Whitney is hacked by Robert McConaghy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert McConaghy, team foul #7 | 60-42 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | James Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 60-43 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | James Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 60-44 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Roney | 62-44 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley misses the shot from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | James Whitney pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-44 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Robert McConaghy steals the ball from James Whitney | 62-44 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy banks in the layup | 64-44 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | James Whitney is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 64-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Todd Reilly (PF), William Gowin (C) Robert McConaghy, George Avalos, Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 64-44 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly grabs the offensive board | 64-44 |
| 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 and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis is whistled for a carry | 64-44 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Douglas Taylor steals it from James Whitney | 64-44 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor runs out the clock | 64-44 |