| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kristopher Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ray Lemasters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexander Baze (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - John Handley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ruben McNeil (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Baine (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rory Baty (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Goodwin (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Scroggins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Ray Lemasters inbounds the ball | 34-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kristopher Foster | 36-41 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Goodwin | 36-43 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster is fouled on the floor by William Baine - foul #3 on William Baine, team foul #1 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper (PG), Bobby Curtis (SG), William Casteel (SF), Brian Carnes (PF) Christopher West, Kristopher Foster, Ray Lemasters, Alexander Baze | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine (SG) William Baine | |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Brian Carnes can't connect on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Ruben McNeil - foul #3 on Ruben McNeil, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher West (PG) Bobby Curtis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Brian Carnes makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Brian Carnes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil double dribbles | 38-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster (SG), Alexander Baze (PF) William Casteel, Brian Carnes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:29 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze clanks a jumper from the baseline | 38-43 |
| 18:28 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Alexander Baze | 40-46 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine is denied on a layup by John Handley | 40-46 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | David Scroggins gets the offensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by David Scroggins | 40-49 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis (SG), Ray Lemasters (SF) Christopher West, Kristopher Foster | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | David Scroggins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster (SG) Bobby Curtis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:52 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper misses the easy layup | 40-49 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | David Scroggins gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | David Scroggins makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-51 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | John Handley can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 40-51 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty is whistled for traveling | 40-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher West (PG), Bobby Curtis (SG), William Casteel (SF), Brian Carnes (PF) Stanley Cooper, Kristopher Foster, Ray Lemasters, Alexander Baze | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:43 | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | John Goodwin snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Christopher West (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Casteel (fresh) PF - Brian Carnes (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Handley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ruben McNeil (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Champine (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Rory Baty (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - John Goodwin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Scroggins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | Brian Carnes snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 15:00 | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis is hacked by Joseph Champine - foul #2 on Joseph Champine, team foul #3 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper (PG), Kristopher Foster (SG), Ray Lemasters (SF), Alexander Baze (PF) Christopher West, Bobby Curtis, William Casteel, Brian Carnes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Baine (SG), Daniel Shen (PF) Joseph Champine, John Goodwin | |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze misses the shot from the right side | 40-51 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | John Handley is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 40-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher West (PG) Stanley Cooper | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brent Lemelin (C) David Scroggins | |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-54 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | John Handley misses the floater from the right block | 40-54 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Brent Lemelin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | William Baine is hacked by Kristopher Foster - foul #2 on Kristopher Foster, team foul #1 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper (SF), Michael Peterson (C) Ray Lemasters, John Handley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine (PG), John Goodwin (PF) Ruben McNeil, Brent Lemelin | |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | William Baine comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-54 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper misses the floater from just outside the lane | 40-54 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Rory Baty | 40-54 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | Christopher West can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Joseph Champine - foul #3 on Joseph Champine, team foul #4 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ray Lemasters (SF), John Handley (C) Kristopher Foster, Michael Peterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Henry (SF), David Scroggins (C) Rory Baty, Daniel Shen | |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | Christopher West misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | Christopher West misses the 2nd free throw | 40-54 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David Scroggins | 40-54 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | John Goodwin's pass is intercepted by Christopher West | 40-54 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | John Handley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-54 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | John Handley misses the tip | 40-54 |
| 12:08 | Mississippi State | John Goodwin grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 11:52 | Mississippi State | William Baine scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by David Scroggins | 40-57 |
| 11:36 | Tennessee | Joseph Champine takes the ball from John Handley | 40-57 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Joseph Henry lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Champine | 40-59 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Christopher West (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Cooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ray Lemasters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexander Baze (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - John Handley (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joseph Champine (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Baine (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Henry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Goodwin (tiring) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Scroggins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Christopher West throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis (PG), Kristopher Foster (SG), William Casteel (SF) Christopher West, Stanley Cooper, Ray Lemasters | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil (PG), Rory Baty (SF), Daniel Shen (PF) Joseph Champine, Joseph Henry, John Goodwin | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bobby Curtis - foul #2 on Bobby Curtis, team foul #2 | 40-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ray Lemasters (SF), Brian Carnes (PF) William Casteel, Alexander Baze | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty misses the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty makes the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 10:46 | Tennessee | John Handley knocks in the fadeaway in the paint and he's hacked by David Scroggins - foul #2 on David Scroggins, team foul #5 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper (PG), William Casteel (SF), Alexander Baze (PF) Bobby Curtis, Ray Lemasters, Brian Carnes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brent Lemelin (C) David Scroggins | |
| 10:46 | Tennessee | John Handley makes the free throw | 43-60 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | John Handley denies the turnaround by Brent Lemelin | 43-60 |
| 10:32 | Tennessee | William Casteel pulls down the rebound | 43-60 |
| 10:28 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kristopher Foster | 45-60 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-60 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Ruben McNeil | 45-60 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kristopher Foster - foul #3 on Kristopher Foster, team foul #3 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher West (PG), Ray Lemasters (SF), Brian Carnes (PF) Stanley Cooper, William Casteel, Alexander Baze | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Mayer (PF) Daniel Shen | |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil misses the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Christopher West misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 45-61 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Brian Carnes gets the offensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | John Handley knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 47-61 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-61 |
| 09:06 | Tennessee | Brian Carnes gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-61 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Christopher West snags the offensive board | 47-61 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | John Handley clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Mayer - foul #1 on Joseph Mayer, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper (SG), William Casteel (SF), Alexander Baze (PF) Kristopher Foster, Ray Lemasters, Brian Carnes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine (PG), Joseph Henry (SG), Eric Lane (SF), John Goodwin (PF), David Scroggins (C) Ruben McNeil, William Baine, Rory Baty, Joseph Mayer, Brent Lemelin | |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | John Handley makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | John Handley misses the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | John Goodwin gets the rebound | 48-61 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by David Scroggins is blocked by Alexander Baze | 48-61 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Alexander Baze | 48-61 |
| 07:58 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper is fouled on the floor by Joseph Champine - foul #4 on Joseph Champine, team foul #7 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster (SG), Ray Lemasters (SF), Michael Peterson (C) Christopher West, William Casteel, John Handley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:58 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 07:58 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-61 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Joseph Henry tips it in | 50-63 |
| 07:25 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper can't finish the layup | 50-63 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | Eric Lane snags the defensive board | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stanley Cooper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Kristopher Foster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ray Lemasters (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Alexander Baze (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joseph Champine (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph Henry (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Lane (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Goodwin (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Scroggins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Henry | 50-65 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee | Kristopher Foster connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Michael Peterson | 52-65 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Joseph Henry misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Peterson - foul #1 on Michael Peterson, team foul #4 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher West (PG), Bobby Curtis (SG), William Casteel (SF), John Handley (C) Stanley Cooper, Kristopher Foster, Ray Lemasters, Michael Peterson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil (PG), William Baine (SG) Joseph Champine, Eric Lane | |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Joseph Henry misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Joseph Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Goodwin - foul #2 on John Goodwin, team foul #8 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rory Baty (SF), Daniel Shen (PF) Joseph Henry, John Goodwin | |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze makes the 1st free throw | 53-66 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze makes the 2nd free throw | 54-66 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | William Baine scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Ruben McNeil | 54-68 |
| 05:48 | Tennessee | Christopher West clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-68 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Daniel Shen grabs the defensive rebound | 54-68 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Daniel Shen knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by David Scroggins | 54-70 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | William Casteel can't finish the layup | 54-70 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil snags the defensive board | 54-70 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty buries a 3 from straight away set up by Ruben McNeil | 54-73 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | John Handley misses the easy layup | 54-73 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze grabs the offensive rebound | 54-73 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 54-73 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Daniel Shen snags the defensive board | 54-73 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 54-73 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Alexander Baze grabs the board | 54-73 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee | William Casteel drills a jumper from the right side | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | David Scroggins drills a shot from the baseline set up by Ruben McNeil | 56-75 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | William Casteel hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Alexander Baze | 58-75 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Christopher West (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bobby Curtis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Casteel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alexander Baze (tiring) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - John Handley (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ruben McNeil (tiring) 7 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Baine (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rory Baty (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - Daniel Shen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Scroggins (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Daniel Shen misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 58-75 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | William Casteel snags the defensive board | 58-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Scroggins - foul #3 on David Scroggins, team foul #9 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper (SG), Alton Zoebisch (SF), Brian Carnes (PF), Michael Peterson (C) Christopher West, William Casteel, Alexander Baze, John Handley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine (PG), Joseph Henry (SG), John Goodwin (PF), Brent Lemelin (C) Ruben McNeil, William Baine, Daniel Shen, David Scroggins | |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Bobby Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine misses the shot from the right wing | 59-75 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Michael Peterson grabs the board | 59-75 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bobby Curtis | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Joseph Champine misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-75 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Joseph Henry pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-75 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Casteel (SF) Alton Zoebisch | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil (PG), William Baine (SG), David Scroggins (C) Joseph Champine, Joseph Henry, Brent Lemelin | |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Stanley Cooper misses long on a jumper from the right side | 61-75 |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty snags the defensive board | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by David Scroggins is denied by Michael Peterson | 61-75 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Brian Carnes | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Michael Peterson can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-75 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | Rory Baty grabs the board | 61-75 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Ruben McNeil runs out the clock | 61-75 |