| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy inbounds the ball | 34-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on James Whitney - foul #2 on James Whitney, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Defrancisco and he's fouled by Joshua Smith - foul #2 on Joshua Smith, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy makes the free throw | 34-44 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 34-44 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox tips it in | 36-44 |
| 17:52 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Walker | 36-47 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | James Whitney hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 36-47 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco snags the defensive board | 36-47 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Adam Knox is called for the reach on Gary Defrancisco - foul #1 on Adam Knox, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG) Douglas Taylor | |
| 17:15 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Kenneth Walker | 36-50 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | James Whitney is whistled for a carry | 36-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF), Akim Zickler (PF) Joshua Smith, Adam Knox | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SG), William Gowin (PF), Leon Stephenson (C) Todd Reilly, Gary Defrancisco, Kenneth Walker | |
| 16:52 | Tennessee | Forrest Sommer steps in front of the Manuel Sumner pass | 36-50 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer lays it up and in | 38-50 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-50 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | James Whitney gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 16:13 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley is whistled for traveling | 38-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Glenn Sain (C) Forrest Sommer, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Benjamin Seymore (SF) Eric Nellis, Robert McConaghy | |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Benjamin Seymore | 38-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) PF - Akim Zickler (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Sain (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Gowin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | James Whitney misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-53 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 15:32 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-53 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler grabs the defensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-53 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-53 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | James Whitney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-53 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Douglas Taylor | 41-55 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 13:50 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner is called for traveling | 41-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (SG), Joshua Smith (SF), Adam Knox (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) David Kopczynski, Shawn Townley, Akim Zickler, Glenn Sain | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Todd Reilly (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF), Gary Defrancisco (PF), Kenneth Walker (C) Douglas Taylor, Manuel Sumner, Benjamin Seymore, William Gowin, Leon Stephenson | |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-55 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-55 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Defrancisco | 41-55 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 41-55 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 41-55 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox misses the tip | 41-55 |
| 12:43 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco travels with the ball | 41-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG) James Whitney | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox is fouled on the floor by Todd Reilly - foul #1 on Todd Reilly, team foul #1 | 41-55 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox makes the jumper from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy misses the runner near the basket | 43-55 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Kenneth Walker - foul #4 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #2 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG) Eric Nellis | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Adam Knox (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Joshua Smith - foul #3 on Joshua Smith, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF), Akim Zickler (PF) David Kopczynski, Adam Knox | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Gowin (PF) Gary Defrancisco | |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Douglas Taylor | 45-60 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Walker - foul #5 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #3 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain (C) Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SG), Benjamin Seymore (SF), Leon Stephenson (C) Todd Reilly, Robert McConaghy, Kenneth Walker | |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith misses the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore hits the finger roll on a great pass from Manuel Sumner | 46-62 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer is hacked by William Gowin - foul #4 on William Gowin, team foul #4 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Adam Knox (PF) Joshua Smith, Glenn Sain | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco (PF) William Gowin | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG) Forrest Sommer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:46 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Douglas Taylor | 46-65 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | James Whitney drills a floater from just outside the lane | 48-65 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-65 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner snags the offensive board | 48-65 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco can't connect on a runner in the paint | 48-65 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski snags the defensive board | 48-65 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Adam Knox is hacked by Leon Stephenson - foul #2 on Leon Stephenson, team foul #5 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith (PG), Forrest Sommer (SG), Glenn Sain (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) James Whitney, David Kopczynski, Adam Knox, Akim Zickler | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Todd Reilly (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF), William Gowin (PF) Douglas Taylor, Manuel Sumner, Benjamin Seymore, Gary Defrancisco | |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Joshua Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-65 |
| 08:31 | Tennessee | William Gowin gets the rebound | 48-65 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-65 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Forrest Sommer | 48-65 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer is fouled on the floor by Eric Nellis - foul #1 on Eric Nellis, team foul #6 | 48-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG) Shawn Townley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | James Whitney scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lewis Burkley | 51-65 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Whitney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Sain (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lewis Burkley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Eric Nellis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 17 pts. PF - William Gowin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson is fouled on the floor by Forrest Sommer - foul #1 on Forrest Sommer, team foul #5 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Adam Knox (PF) Glenn Sain | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco (PF) Leon Stephenson | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:56 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly is hacked by Forrest Sommer - foul #2 on Forrest Sommer, team foul #6 | 51-65 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Joshua Smith is called for the reach on Eric Nellis - foul #4 on Joshua Smith, team foul #7 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF) Joshua Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | James Whitney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 51-67 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Lewis Burkley hits the follow up shot | 53-67 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee | William Gowin double dribbles | 53-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG) James Whitney | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Leon Stephenson (C) Eric Nellis, William Gowin | |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Gary Defrancisco denies the turnaround by Adam Knox | 53-67 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski tips it in | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:25 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-67 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley pulls down the rebound | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Kopczynski, team foul #8 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Joshua Smith (SF), Akim Zickler (PF), Glenn Sain (C) David Kopczynski, Shawn Townley, Adam Knox, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner (SG), Benjamin Seymore (SF) Todd Reilly, Robert McConaghy | |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco snags the offensive board | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Joshua Smith - foul #5 on Joshua Smith, team foul #9 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski (SG), Shawn Townley (SF) Forrest Sommer, Joshua Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Gowin (PF) Gary Defrancisco | |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore misses the 2nd free throw | 55-68 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain pulls down the rebound | 55-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley is hacked by William Gowin - foul #5 on William Gowin, team foul #7 | 55-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Roney (SF) William Gowin | |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley misses the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson grabs the board | 55-68 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Benjamin Seymore | 55-71 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 55-71 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore gets the rebound | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-71 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain grabs the board | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Akim Zickler is whistled for traveling | 55-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer (PG), Adam Knox (PF), Lewis Burkley (C) James Whitney, Akim Zickler, Glenn Sain | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Todd Reilly (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF) Douglas Taylor, Manuel Sumner, Robert Roney | |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy is fouled on the floor by Shawn Townley - foul #2 on Shawn Townley, team foul #10 | 55-71 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Sain (PF), Akim Zickler (C) Adam Knox, Lewis Burkley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco (PF) Benjamin Seymore | |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy makes the 1st free throw | 55-72 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Forrest Sommer (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - David Kopczynski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Townley (fresh) PF - Glenn Sain (fresh) 5 reb. C - Akim Zickler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Eric Nellis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 19 pts. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer blows the dunk but the foul's on Eric Nellis - foul #2 on Eric Nellis, team foul #8 | 55-73 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-73 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-73 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Forrest Sommer | 57-73 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Forrest Sommer makes the contested jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Kopczynski | 59-73 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Whitney (PG), Steven Ford (SF) Forrest Sommer, Shawn Townley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG) Eric Nellis | |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-73 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco grabs the defensive rebound | 59-73 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 59-73 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Leon Stephenson | 59-73 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly buries a floater from the right side set up by Gary Defrancisco | 59-75 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | James Whitney misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-75 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Leon Stephenson | 59-75 |
| 01:05 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Gary Defrancisco | 59-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | James Whitney buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Ford | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #9 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shawn Townley (SF) Steven Ford | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:49 | Mississippi State | James Whitney scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Glenn Sain | 65-77 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 65-77 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson misses the tip | 65-77 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | David Kopczynski gets the rebound | 65-77 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | James Whitney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-77 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor runs out the clock | 65-77 |