| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Kurt Oakes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Zabik (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Depp (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Kevin Begin (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bobby Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Roy Severino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Franklin (fresh) SF - Alan Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Sullivan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry McClanahan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor inbounds the ball | 36-27 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Kurt Oakes is called for the reach on Roy Severino - foul #1 on Kurt Oakes, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Roy Severino | 36-30 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Kurt Oakes, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Begin - foul #3 on Kevin Begin, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris (PF) Kevin Begin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee | Paul Sullivan blocks the short jumper by Daniel Depp | 36-31 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Roy Severino | 36-31 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Daniel Franklin - foul #1 on Daniel Franklin, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 36-31 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by William Zabik - foul #3 on William Zabik, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor (SG) William Zabik | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais (C) Larry McClanahan | |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais is hacked by Kurt Oakes - foul #3 on Kurt Oakes, team foul #5 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Grantham (PG), Kenneth Roberts (SF), James Frese (C) Kurt Oakes, Daniel Depp, Bobby Brooks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (PG), Shing Hong (SF) Roy Severino, Alan Taylor | |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | John Moore scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Daniel Franklin | 38-34 |
| 16:26 | Tennessee | John Moore is called for the reach on Richard Grantham - foul #2 on John Moore, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (PG), Ernesto Torres (SF) Daniel Franklin, Paul Sullivan | |
| 16:05 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jamie Proctor, team foul #6 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Depp (SF), Bobby Brooks (C) Richard Grantham, James Frese | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan (C) Gregory Sais | |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jamie Proctor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Depp (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jeffery Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Bobby Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Roy Severino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ernesto Torres (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Shing Hong (fresh) C - Larry McClanahan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 38-34 |
| 15:24 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp hits the follow up shot | 40-34 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shing Hong | 40-36 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenneth Roberts and he's hacked by Roy Severino - foul #1 on Roy Severino, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (SG), Kevin Begin (PF) Kenneth Roberts, Jeffery Harris | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (SG), Alan Taylor (SF), Paul Sullivan (PF) Roy Severino, Ernesto Torres, Shing Hong | |
| 14:41 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin's fadeaway is rejected by Bobby Brooks | 43-36 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | William Zabik is hacked by Daniel Franklin - foul #2 on Daniel Franklin, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes (PG), Kenneth Roberts (SF), James Frese (C) Jamie Proctor, Daniel Depp, Bobby Brooks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shing Hong (PG), Gregory Sais (C) John Moore, Larry McClanahan | |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | William Zabik comes up short on the floater from the left side | 43-36 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin loses the ball out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris (C) James Frese | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (PG) Shing Hong | |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Kurt Oakes | 45-36 |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 45-36 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin tips it back up and in | 45-38 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris is hacked by Gregory Sais - foul #2 on Gregory Sais, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Depp (SF), Bobby Brooks (C) Kenneth Roberts, Jeffery Harris | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:28 | Tennessee | William Zabik hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bobby Brooks | 48-38 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor hits a runner near the basket set up by Gregory Sais | 48-40 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Depp | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Kurt Oakes (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Zabik (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Depp (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Kevin Begin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Bobby Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Roy Severino (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Franklin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Taylor (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Gregory Sais (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino is fouled on the floor by Daniel Depp - foul #3 on Daniel Depp, team foul #7 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor (SG), Jeffery Harris (PF) William Zabik, Kevin Begin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (SG), Ernesto Torres (SF), Shing Hong (PF), Larry McClanahan (C) Daniel Franklin, Alan Taylor, Paul Sullivan, Gregory Sais | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino misses the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 11:32 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes lays it in on a nice dish by Daniel Depp and he's hacked by Ernesto Torres - foul #3 on Ernesto Torres, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes misses the free throw | 53-41 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan grabs the board | 53-41 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-41 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks pulls down the rebound | 53-41 |
| 10:33 | Tennessee | Ernesto Torres steals the ball from Bobby Brooks | 53-41 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Bobby Brooks swats the shot by Shing Hong | 53-41 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Kurt Oakes | 55-41 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Daniel Depp steps in front of the John Moore pass | 55-41 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris grabs the offensive board | 55-41 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor is whistled for traveling | 55-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (SG), Kenneth Roberts (SF), Kevin Begin (PF) Kurt Oakes, Daniel Depp, Bobby Brooks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (SG), Alan Taylor (SF), Paul Sullivan (PF), Gregory Sais (C) Roy Severino, Ernesto Torres, Shing Hong, Larry McClanahan | |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | Paul Sullivan misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-41 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin banks in the layup set up by Jamie Proctor | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Moore | 57-44 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on John Moore - foul #3 on John Moore, team foul #7 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Grantham (PG), James Frese (C) Jamie Proctor, Jeffery Harris | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shing Hong (PG) John Moore | |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais is hacked by Kevin Begin - foul #4 on Kevin Begin, team foul #8 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan (C) Shing Hong | |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais makes the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais misses the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| 07:54 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Roberts steps in front of the Larry McClanahan pass | 59-45 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Richard Grantham lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Roberts | 61-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Richard Grantham (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Zabik (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Begin (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. C - James Frese (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Sais (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Daniel Franklin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Larry McClanahan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Richard Grantham steals the ball from Alan Taylor | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin is whistled for a carry | 61-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes (PG), Daniel Depp (SF), Bobby Brooks (C) Richard Grantham, William Zabik, James Frese | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shing Hong (PG) Gregory Sais | |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan misses badly on a shot from the left block | 61-45 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan tips it but misses | 61-45 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | Alan Taylor swats the short shot by Kevin Begin | 61-45 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 61-45 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Daniel Franklin is called for the reach on Kenneth Roberts - foul #3 on Daniel Franklin, team foul #8 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris (PF) Kevin Begin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (PG), John Moore (SG), Ernesto Torres (SF), Gregory Sais (C) Daniel Franklin, Alan Taylor, Paul Sullivan, Larry McClanahan | |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Jeffery Harris swats the shot by Roy Severino | 61-45 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-45 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Shing Hong | 61-45 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 61-45 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Daniel Depp grabs the board | 61-45 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Moore | 61-48 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-48 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Jeffery Harris gets the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Depp | 64-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Kurt Oakes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Roberts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daniel Depp (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffery Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Bobby Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Roy Severino (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Ernesto Torres (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Shing Hong (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Gregory Sais (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle 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 (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Gregory Sais and he's hacked by Daniel Depp - foul #4 on Daniel Depp, team foul #9 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor (PG), William Zabik (SG), Lawrence Green (SF), Kevin Begin (PF) Kurt Oakes, Kenneth Roberts, Daniel Depp, Bobby Brooks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (SG), Alan Taylor (SF), Paul Sullivan (PF), Larry McClanahan (C) John Moore, Ernesto Torres, Shing Hong, Gregory Sais | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino makes the free throw | 64-51 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-51 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor lays it in on a nice dish by Roy Severino and he's fouled by Lawrence Green - foul #1 on Lawrence Green, team foul #10 | 64-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais (PG) Roy Severino | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Alan Taylor makes the free throw | 64-54 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Jamie Proctor banks in the layup | 66-54 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by William Zabik - foul #4 on William Zabik, team foul #11 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Grantham (PG), James Frese (C) William Zabik, Kevin Begin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moore (SG), Ernesto Torres (SF), Shing Hong (PF) Daniel Franklin, Alan Taylor, Paul Sullivan | |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan misses the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan makes the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Lawrence Green clanks a jumper from the left block | 66-55 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais pulls down the rebound | 66-55 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 66-55 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Lawrence Green gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Lawrence Green buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jamie Proctor | 68-55 |
| 01:10 | Mississippi State | John Moore travels with the ball | 68-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Roberts (SF) Lawrence Green | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi (C) Larry McClanahan | |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Richard Grantham misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 68-55 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres grabs the board | 68-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) 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 (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 68-55 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres grabs the offensive rebound | 68-55 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Richard Grantham is called for the reach on Gregory Sais - foul #1 on Richard Grantham, team foul #12 | 68-55 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais misses the 1st free throw | 68-55 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Richard Grantham buries a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Jamie Proctor | 70-56 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Shing Hong | 70-59 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Richard Grantham runs out the clock | 70-59 |