| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Gift (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kurt Oakes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Fred Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Begin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Brooks (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Yankovitz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Severino (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shing Hong (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gregory Sais (fresh) C - Larry McClanahan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Fred Baker inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks misses the 3 from the right corner | 24-36 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | Fred Baker tips it but misses | 24-36 |
| 19:34 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan grabs the defensive rebound | 24-36 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan tips it back up and in | 24-38 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin is hacked by Roy Severino - foul #2 on Roy Severino, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Fred Baker comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 24-38 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong pulls down the rebound | 24-38 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by James Yankovitz | 24-40 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | John Gift knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Kurt Oakes and he's hacked by Gregory Sais - foul #3 on Gregory Sais, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi (PF) Gregory Sais | |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | John Gift makes the free throw | 27-40 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Fred Baker is called for the reach on Shing Hong - foul #2 on Fred Baker, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (PG), Robert Clay (SF) John Gift, Fred Baker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi is hacked by Robert Clay - foul #1 on Robert Clay, team foul #2 | 27-40 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi is fouled on the floor by Bobby Brooks - foul #2 on Bobby Brooks, team foul #3 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Frese (PF) Kevin Begin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (SG) Roy Severino | |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Larry McClanahan and he's hacked by Kurt Oakes - foul #1 on Kurt Oakes, team foul #4 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Smart (SF) Kurt Oakes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres (SG), Austin Bramlett (C) James Yankovitz, Larry McClanahan | |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin makes the free throw | 27-43 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee | Mark Smart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 27-43 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin snags the defensive board | 27-43 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi misses badly on a floater from the left side | 27-43 |
| 16:27 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin grabs the offensive board | 27-43 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 27-43 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Mark Smart grabs the defensive rebound | 27-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Zabik (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Clay (fresh) SF - Mark Smart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Frese (fresh) C - Bobby Brooks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Franklin (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernesto Torres (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shing Hong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Amado Lombardi (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Austin Bramlett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Tennessee | Ernesto Torres steals the ball from Mark Smart | 27-43 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Franklin | 27-45 |
| 15:24 | Tennessee | William Zabik comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-45 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Amado Lombardi | 27-45 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Ernesto Torres | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | Mark Smart misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Shing Hong - foul #1 on Shing Hong, team foul #3 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes (SG), Fred Baker (SF), Kevin Begin (PF), David Harrell (C) William Zabik, Robert Clay, James Frese, Bobby Brooks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz (PG), Roy Severino (SG), Gregory Sais (PF), Larry McClanahan (C) Ernesto Torres, Shing Hong, Amado Lombardi, Austin Bramlett | |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | Mark Smart makes the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | Mark Smart makes the 2nd free throw | 29-47 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Kurt Oakes steals it from Larry McClanahan | 29-47 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 14:12 | Tennessee | David Harrell is fouled on the floor by Larry McClanahan - foul #1 on Larry McClanahan, team foul #4 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Gift (PG) Mark Smart | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shing Hong (SF) Daniel Franklin | |
| 14:02 | Tennessee | Fred Baker is hacked by Gregory Sais - foul #4 on Gregory Sais, team foul #5 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Garner (PF) Gregory Sais | |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres (SF) Shing Hong | |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-47 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | Fred Baker grabs the board | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:15 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin misses the dunk attempt | 29-47 |
| 13:14 | Tennessee | Fred Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Frese (C) David Harrell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (SF), Amado Lombardi (PF) Ernesto Torres, Thomas Garner | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:47 | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 29-47 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan grabs the offensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | James Frese takes the ball from Amado Lombardi | 29-47 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Begin | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-47 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee | James Frese grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Gift (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kurt Oakes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Baker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kevin Begin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Frese (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Yankovitz (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roy Severino (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Franklin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Amado Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry McClanahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin is fouled on the floor by James Yankovitz - foul #1 on James Yankovitz, team foul #6 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (PG), Robert Clay (SG), Mark Smart (SF), Bobby Brooks (C) John Gift, Kurt Oakes, Fred Baker, Kevin Begin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres (SG), Shing Hong (SF), Austin Bramlett (C) James Yankovitz, Roy Severino, Larry McClanahan | |
| 11:12 | Tennessee | James Frese misses the shot in the lane | 32-47 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 32-47 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Amado Lombardi | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:48 | Tennessee | Mark Smart misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 32-49 |
| 10:46 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks hits the follow up shot | 34-49 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Austin Bramlett | 34-51 |
| 10:03 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Austin Bramlett - foul #2 on Austin Bramlett, team foul #7 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes (SG), David Harrell (PF) Mark Smart, James Frese | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz (PG), Thomas Garner (PF) Daniel Franklin, Amado Lombardi | |
| 10:03 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 10:03 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 36-51 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz is fouled on the floor by Bobby Brooks - foul #3 on Bobby Brooks, team foul #5 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Gift (PG), Kevin Begin (PF) Robert Clay, David Harrell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (SG), Larry McClanahan (C) Thomas Garner, Austin Bramlett | |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | John Gift misses the jumper from the left wing | 36-51 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 36-51 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin snags the defensive board | 36-51 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kevin Begin | 39-51 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kurt Oakes - foul #2 on Kurt Oakes, team foul #6 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Clay (PG), Fred Baker (SF), David Harrell (C) John Gift, William Zabik, Bobby Brooks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Herbert Barstow (PG), Daniel Franklin (SF), Amado Lombardi (PF) James Yankovitz, Shing Hong, Ernesto Torres | |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino misses the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | David Harrell grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 08:06 | Tennessee | Fred Baker grabs the offensive board | 39-52 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Robert Clay misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-52 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | David Harrell tips it in | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Clay (fresh) SG - Kurt Oakes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kevin Begin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Herbert Barstow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Severino (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Franklin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Amado Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry McClanahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan misses short on a shot from the baseline | 41-52 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi grabs the offensive board | 41-52 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-52 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes gets the rebound | 41-52 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee | David Harrell clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-52 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin tips it back up and in | 43-52 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Roy Severino makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Daniel Franklin | 43-55 |
| 06:22 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin connects on the jumper from the baseline set up by Kurt Oakes | 45-55 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Herbert Barstow can't finish the layup | 45-55 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin gets the offensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 05:45 | Mississippi State | Herbert Barstow misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-55 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Gift (PG), William Zabik (SG), James Frese (PF), Bobby Brooks (C) Robert Clay, Kurt Oakes, Kevin Begin, David Harrell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Yankovitz (PG), Shing Hong (SF), Gregory Sais (PF), Austin Bramlett (C) Herbert Barstow, Roy Severino, Amado Lombardi, Larry McClanahan | |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks scores on a jumper from the left block | 47-55 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong scores on a shot near the basket | 47-57 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee | Fred Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Clay (SF) Fred Baker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Bobby Brooks | 47-57 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee | Austin Bramlett blocks the jumper by John Gift | 47-57 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | James Frese steals it from Gregory Sais | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks clanks a floater from the left side | 47-57 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin grabs the board | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Gift (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Zabik (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Clay (fresh) PF - James Frese (fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Bobby Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Yankovitz (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Daniel Franklin (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shing Hong (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Sais (fresh) 4 pf. C - Austin Bramlett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 47-57 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | John Gift misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-57 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes (SG), Fred Baker (SF), Kevin Begin (PF) William Zabik, Robert Clay, James Frese | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Roy Severino (SG), Larry McClanahan (C) Daniel Franklin, Austin Bramlett | |
| 02:43 | Mississippi State | Gregory Sais misses short on a jumper from the left side | 47-57 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Fred Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Fred Baker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Larry McClanahan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Fred Baker - foul #3 on Fred Baker, team foul #7 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (PG), Robert Clay (SG), Mark Smart (SF), James Frese (PF), David Harrell (C) John Gift, Kurt Oakes, Fred Baker, Kevin Begin, Bobby Brooks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin (PG), Ernesto Torres (SG), Amado Lombardi (PF), Austin Bramlett (C) James Yankovitz, Roy Severino, Gregory Sais, Larry McClanahan | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee | William Zabik misses the jump hook from the right block | 47-59 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | Austin Bramlett grabs the defensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Ernesto Torres can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 47-59 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-59 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi State | Shing Hong lays it in on a nice dish by Ernesto Torres | 47-61 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Mark Smart misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 47-61 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | Austin Bramlett gets the rebound | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Amado Lombardi scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Ernesto Torres | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | William Zabik clanks a jumper from the right wing | 47-63 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to David Harrell | 47-63 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Daniel Franklin steps in front of the Robert Clay pass | 47-63 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Daniel Franklin runs out the clock | 47-63 |