| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lorenzo Sanchez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Omer Lamparski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Fadey Zoeller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonio Blaha (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) C - Christopher Warford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard double dribbles | 31-27 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Fadey Zoeller and he's hacked by William Smith - foul #2 on William Smith, team foul #1 | 33-27 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez makes the free throw | 34-27 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard is hacked by Omer Lamparski - foul #3 on Omer Lamparski, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Chronister (SG) Omer Lamparski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-27 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 18:46 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Fadey Zoeller, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Whaley (SF) Fadey Zoeller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Antonio Blaha picks off the pass by Brian McPhaul | 34-29 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez connects on the fadeaway from the left side and he's fouled by Christopher Warford - foul #1 on Christopher Warford, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Edick (SG), Mark Ward (SF) James Chronister, Charles Whaley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:01 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez makes the free throw | 37-29 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 17:24 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez is hacked by Christopher Warford - foul #2 on Christopher Warford, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Chronister (SG), Charles Whaley (SF) Philip Edick, Mark Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG), Andrew Williams (PF), Wilfredo Ponce (C) William Smith, Brian McPhaul, Christopher Warford | |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | Charles Whaley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-32 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | William Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | James Chronister grabs the defensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Charles Whaley loses the dribble to Wilfredo Ponce | 37-32 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Troy Allen - foul #2 on Troy Allen, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Edick (SG), Mark Ward (SF), Jim Henderson (PF), Hugo Dugan (C) James Chronister, Charles Whaley, Antonio Blaha, Troy Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Smith (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Brian McPhaul (PF), Christopher Warford (C) William Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Wayne Studdard, Andrew Williams | |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Brian McPhaul steps in front of the Hugo Dugan pass | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lorenzo Sanchez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Edick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Ward (fresh) PF - Jim Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Hugo Dugan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Franjo Szczeblewski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wilfredo Ponce (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Warford (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee | Hugo Dugan snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | Philip Edick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 15:30 | Tennessee | Hugo Dugan gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez can't finish the layup | 37-33 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Christopher Warford | 37-33 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski misses short on a 3 from straight away | 37-33 |
| 15:10 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford hits the follow up shot | 37-35 |
| 14:57 | Tennessee | Christopher Warford swats the layup by Jim Henderson | 37-35 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee | Philip Edick gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee | Philip Edick misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Brian McPhaul | 37-35 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 37-35 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce grabs the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:52 | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | Hugo Dugan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:41 | Tennessee | William Smith is called for the reach on Lorenzo Sanchez - foul #3 on William Smith, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski (SG), Fadey Zoeller (SF), Antonio Blaha (PF), Troy Allen (C) Philip Edick, Mark Ward, Jim Henderson, Hugo Dugan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG), Thomas Johnson (SG), Wayne Studdard (SF), Andrew Williams (PF), Gary Howze (C) William Smith, Franjo Szczeblewski, Wilfredo Ponce, Brian McPhaul, Christopher Warford | |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Antonio Blaha and the foul's on Wayne Studdard - foul #1 on Wayne Studdard, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Troy Allen | 39-35 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | Andrew Williams blocks the short jumper by Troy Allen | 39-35 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez grabs the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski misses the shot from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee | Troy Allen gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fadey Zoeller | 41-35 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-35 |
| 12:02 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lorenzo Sanchez (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Omer Lamparski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Fadey Zoeller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Blaha (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Williams (fresh) 3 blk. C - Gary Howze (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams can't tip it in | 41-35 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Troy Allen snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lorenzo Sanchez | 43-35 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Antonio Blaha - foul #1 on Antonio Blaha, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Smith (PG), Christopher Warford (C) William Johnson, Gary Howze | |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Troy Allen gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:38 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Christopher Warford - foul #3 on Christopher Warford, team foul #6 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Wilfredo Ponce (SF), Brian McPhaul (PF) Thomas Johnson, Wayne Studdard, Andrew Williams | |
| 10:38 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 10:38 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-36 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee | Troy Allen is called for traveling | 45-36 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Franjo Szczeblewski - foul #2 on Franjo Szczeblewski, team foul #7 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jim Henderson (PF) Antonio Blaha | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Howze (SF) Wilfredo Ponce | |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller loses the ball out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha (PF) Jim Henderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson (SG), Wayne Studdard (SF) Franjo Szczeblewski, Gary Howze | |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-36 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul hits the follow up shot | 45-38 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski misses long on a turnaround from close range | 45-38 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Antonio Blaha | 45-38 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee | Wayne Studdard is called for the reach on Omer Lamparski - foul #2 on Wayne Studdard, team foul #8 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Chronister (SG), Jim Henderson (PF) Lorenzo Sanchez, Antonio Blaha | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:44 | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-38 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez (PG) James Chronister | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG), Andrew Williams (C) William Smith, Christopher Warford | |
| 08:04 | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lorenzo Sanchez | 49-38 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by William Johnson | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lorenzo Sanchez (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Omer Lamparski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Fadey Zoeller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jim Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Troy Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Wayne Studdard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian McPhaul (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Andrew Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Jim Henderson is blocked by Andrew Williams | 49-40 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Andrew Williams grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Studdard | 49-43 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Troy Allen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Fadey Zoeller | 51-43 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | William Johnson can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-43 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee | Troy Allen snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller drills a jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Wayne Studdard - foul #3 on Wayne Studdard, team foul #9 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Chronister (SG), Antonio Blaha (PF) Lorenzo Sanchez, Jim Henderson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Smith (PG), Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Gary Howze (SF), Christopher Warford (C) William Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Wayne Studdard, Brian McPhaul | |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller makes the free throw | 54-43 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford knocks in the shot near the basket | 54-45 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | James Chronister is fouled on the floor by Franjo Szczeblewski - foul #3 on Franjo Szczeblewski, team foul #10 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wilfredo Ponce (PF) Andrew Williams | |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | James Chronister makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | James Chronister misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Chronister | 55-45 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha blows the dunk but the foul's on Wilfredo Ponce - foul #2 on Wilfredo Ponce, team foul #11 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez (PG) James Chronister | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | William Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-45 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Wilfredo Ponce | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Gary Howze misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 57-45 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford tips it in | 57-47 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Lorenzo Sanchez, team foul #5 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson (SG), Wayne Studdard (SF), Andrew Williams (PF) Franjo Szczeblewski, Gary Howze, Wilfredo Ponce | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Troy Allen - foul #3 on Troy Allen, team foul #6 | 57-47 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | Troy Allen is fouled on the floor by Christopher Warford - foul #4 on Christopher Warford, team foul #12 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG), Brian McPhaul (PF) William Smith, Christopher Warford | |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | Troy Allen makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | Troy Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul grabs the board | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lorenzo Sanchez (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Omer Lamparski (tiring) 14 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Fadey Zoeller (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Blaha (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Troy Allen (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Wayne Studdard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian McPhaul (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by William Johnson | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 58-51 |
| 03:02 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson grabs the board | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Smith (PG), Christopher Warford (C) William Johnson, Andrew Williams | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard's layup is rejected by Troy Allen | 58-51 |
| 02:39 | Tennessee | Troy Allen grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 02:16 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by William Smith | 60-53 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Troy Allen knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson banks in the layup on a great pass from William Smith | 62-55 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Troy Allen connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense 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 (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | William Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Lorenzo Sanchez - foul #3 on Lorenzo Sanchez, team foul #7 | 64-55 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | William Smith is called for the reach on Antonio Blaha in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Smith, team foul #13 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Edick (SG), Charles Whaley (SF) Omer Lamparski, Fadey Zoeller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford is hacked by Philip Edick - foul #1 on Philip Edick, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski (SG), Fadey Zoeller (SF) Philip Edick, Charles Whaley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Christopher Warford makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha is fouled in the backcourt by William Smith - foul #5 on William Smith, team foul #14 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Edick (SG), Charles Whaley (SF) Omer Lamparski, Fadey Zoeller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Johnson (PG) William Smith | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Troy Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-59 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | William Johnson is called for the reach on Lorenzo Sanchez in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #15 | 68-59 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Wayne Studdard misses the lay-in | 70-59 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-59 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul banks in the layup and the foul's on Lorenzo Sanchez - foul #4 on Lorenzo Sanchez, team foul #9 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski (SG), Fadey Zoeller (SF) Philip Edick, Charles Whaley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Brian McPhaul misses the free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Troy Allen snags the defensive board | 70-61 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Thomas Johnson is called for the reach on Troy Allen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #16 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Edick (SG), Charles Whaley (SF) Omer Lamparski, Fadey Zoeller | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Troy Allen makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Troy Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Thomas Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 72-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Ward (PG), Jim Henderson (PF), Hugo Dugan (C) Lorenzo Sanchez, Antonio Blaha, Troy Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Franjo Szczeblewski (SG), Gary Howze (SF), Andrew Williams (PF), Wilfredo Ponce (C) Thomas Johnson, Wayne Studdard, Brian McPhaul, Christopher Warford | |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Mark Ward runs out the clock | 72-61 |