| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) PF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 3 pts. C - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Hill (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Stoney (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Gagnon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | George Hill inbounds the ball | 21-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney misses the jump hook in the paint | 21-38 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon hits the follow up shot | 21-40 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Harold Payne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-40 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Laurence Mozingo - foul #1 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #1 | 21-40 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 21-41 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:21 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is fouled in the backcourt by George Hill - foul #2 on George Hill, team foul #1 | 21-42 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-42 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Harold Payne is called for the reach on George Hill - foul #1 on Harold Payne, team foul #2 | 21-42 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the contested jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Gagnon | 21-44 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-44 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney grabs the defensive rebound | 21-44 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | David Avitia loses the dribble to Harold Payne | 21-44 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee | Edward Johns banks in the layup set up by Harold Payne | 23-44 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney banks in the layup set up by David Avitia | 23-46 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Gagnon - foul #1 on John Gagnon, team foul #2 | 23-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (SG), Edward Sanders (SF), Stephen Jones (PF), David Morgan (C) Harold Payne, Fred Hatfield, Randall Mosquera, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG), David Holley (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Charles Champagne (C) James Ketchum, David Avitia, George Hill, Christopher Stoney, John Gagnon | |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 1st free throw | 24-46 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 25-46 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | David Holley makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charlie Olmstead | 25-48 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders makes the jumpshot from the right side | 27-48 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-48 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | David Morgan pulls down the rebound | 27-48 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Daniel Evans is called for the reach on Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #1 on Daniel Evans, team foul #3 | 27-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG) Edward Johns | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-48 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans snags the defensive board | 27-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bernard Herring (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Holley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Evans (fresh) C - Charles Champagne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | David Holley drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Champagne | 27-50 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones misses the easy layup but the foul's on Daniel Evans - foul #2 on Daniel Evans, team foul #4 | 27-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (PF) Harold Payne | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), Peter Barnes (SG), Christopher Stoney (PF), Brian Jacobs (C) Bernard Herring, David Holley, Daniel Evans, Charles Champagne | |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 28-50 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 29-50 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum lays it in set up by Peter Barnes | 29-52 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders is fouled on the floor by Brian Jacobs - foul #1 on Brian Jacobs, team foul #5 | 29-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Randall Mosquera (PF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Stephen Jones, Edward Sanders, David Morgan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Charlie Olmstead | |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | Robert Goss is hacked by Brian Jacobs - foul #2 on Brian Jacobs, team foul #6 | 29-52 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Brian Jacobs - foul #3 on Brian Jacobs, team foul #7 | 29-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG) Peter Barnes | |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the 1st free throw | 29-52 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 30-52 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs is called for traveling | 30-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo (C) Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:17 | Tennessee | David Avitia denies the turnaround by Randall Mosquera | 30-52 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | David Avitia grabs the board | 30-52 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Laurence Mozingo takes the ball from James Ketchum after a doubleteam | 30-52 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Brian Jacobs steals it from Randall Mosquera in the backcourt | 30-52 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 30-52 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon gets the rebound | 30-52 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | Harold Payne clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-52 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon tips it in | 32-52 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Robert Dixon is called for the reach on James Ketchum - foul #1 on Robert Dixon, team foul #3 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Johns (PG), Edward Sanders (SG), Stephen Jones (SF), Robert Goss (PF), David Morgan (C) Robert Dixon, Harold Payne, Fred Hatfield, Randall Mosquera, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG), David Holley (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), John Gagnon (C) James Ketchum, David Avitia, George Hill, Christopher Stoney, Brian Jacobs | |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | David Holley is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on David Holley, team foul #8 | 32-52 |
| 12:40 | Tennessee | David Morgan misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 32-52 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring grabs the board | 32-52 |
| 12:30 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-52 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring snags the offensive board | 32-52 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Edward Johns - foul #2 on Edward Johns, team foul #4 | 32-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield (SF) David Morgan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring makes the 1st free throw | 32-53 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring misses the 2nd free throw | 32-53 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones gets the rebound | 32-53 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Goss | 35-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edward Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) PF - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bernard Herring (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Holley (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Evans (fairly fresh) C - John Gagnon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Charlie Olmstead, team foul #9 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (PF), Laurence Mozingo (C) Robert Goss, Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), David Avitia (SG), Christopher Stoney (PF), Charles Champagne (C) Bernard Herring, David Holley, Daniel Evans, John Gagnon | |
| 11:16 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-53 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney snags the defensive board | 35-53 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-53 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the defensive rebound | 35-53 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 35-53 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera tips it but misses | 35-53 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney gets the rebound | 35-53 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum is fouled on the floor by Randall Mosquera - foul #2 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #5 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG), David Morgan (SF) Edward Johns, Edward Sanders, Fred Hatfield | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Charlie Olmstead | |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 35-53 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to David Morgan | 35-53 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Charles Champagne - foul #3 on Charles Champagne, team foul #10 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG) David Avitia | |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the free throw | 37-53 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | David Morgan snags the offensive board | 37-53 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses short on a runner from the right block | 37-53 |
| 10:01 | Tennessee | David Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | Christopher Stoney blocks the jumper by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 37-53 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the offensive rebound | 37-53 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | David Holley misses the lay-in | 39-53 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | George Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum lays it in | 39-55 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | David Morgan misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-55 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee | David Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-55 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera loses the dribble to James Ketchum | 39-55 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | David Holley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-55 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | David Morgan grabs the board | 39-55 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 39-55 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | George Hill pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Charles Champagne connects on the jumper from the left block set up by David Holley | 39-57 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee | Charles Champagne blocks the short jumper by Randall Mosquera | 39-57 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum gets the rebound | 39-57 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #1 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #6 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Johns (PG), Edward Sanders (SG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Robert Goss (PF), Stephen Jones (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne, David Morgan, Randall Mosquera, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), John Gagnon (C) David Holley, George Hill, Christopher Stoney, Charles Champagne | |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 08:15 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Goss | 39-57 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-57 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon grabs the board | 39-57 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead blows the dunk but the foul's on Stephen Jones - foul #1 on Stephen Jones, team foul #7 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring (PG) James Ketchum | |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 07:37 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-59 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead grabs the defensive rebound | 39-59 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Edward Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) PF - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bernard Herring (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Charlie Olmstead (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Evans (fresh) C - John Gagnon (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-59 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield gets the rebound | 39-59 |
| 07:00 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-59 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans grabs the board | 39-59 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring is fouled on the floor by Robert Goss - foul #4 on Robert Goss, team foul #8 | 39-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (SG), Brian Jacobs (C) David Avitia, John Gagnon | |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring makes the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring makes the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones banks in the layup | 41-61 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Bernard Herring knocks in the shot from the right wing | 41-63 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | Peter Barnes is called for the reach on Edward Sanders in the backcourt - foul #1 on Peter Barnes, team foul #11 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Randall Mosquera (PF), David Morgan (C) Edward Johns, Fred Hatfield, Robert Goss, Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG), George Hill (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF) Bernard Herring, Charlie Olmstead, Daniel Evans | |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | David Holley makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Peter Barnes | 42-66 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Jacobs - foul #4 on Brian Jacobs, team foul #12 | 42-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (PG) Harold Payne | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Ketchum (PG), David Avitia (SG), John Gagnon (C) Peter Barnes, David Holley, Brian Jacobs | |
| 05:38 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Christopher Stoney is denied by David Morgan | 44-66 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney can't tip it in | 44-66 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon tips it back up and in | 44-68 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | James Ketchum steps in front of the Robert Dixon pass in the backcourt | 44-68 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Christopher Stoney misses the lay-in | 44-68 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon snags the offensive board | 44-68 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by James Ketchum is blocked by Randall Mosquera | 44-68 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon pulls down the rebound | 44-68 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee | David Morgan knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 46-68 |
| 04:43 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by James Ketchum | 46-70 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by David Morgan | 48-70 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 48-70 |
| 04:12 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon snags the defensive board | 48-70 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon can't throw it down | 48-70 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the offensive board | 48-70 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith misses the driving attempt near the basket | 48-70 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon gets the rebound | 48-70 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Sanders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Ketchum (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - David Avitia (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Hill (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Stoney (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Gagnon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Dixon - foul #2 on Robert Dixon, team foul #9 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Jones (SG), Robert Goss (PF) Robert Dixon, Randall Mosquera | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Holley (SG), Charlie Olmstead (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), Charles Champagne (C) David Avitia, George Hill, Christopher Stoney, John Gagnon | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum misses the 1st free throw | 48-70 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 2nd free throw | 48-71 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders jams it | 50-71 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | David Holley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-71 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Charlie Olmstead tips it back up and in | 50-73 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Charles Champagne steals it from Stephen Jones in the backcourt | 50-73 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #2 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #10 | 50-73 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 1st free throw | 50-74 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum makes the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones's pass is intercepted by James Ketchum in the backcourt | 50-75 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Goss swats the short shot by Charles Champagne | 50-75 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders snags the defensive board | 50-75 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 50-75 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-75 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Robert Goss is fouled on the floor by Daniel Evans - foul #3 on Daniel Evans, team foul #13 | 50-75 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), Christopher Stoney (PF), John Gagnon (C) David Holley, Charlie Olmstead, Daniel Evans, Charles Champagne | |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Robert Goss misses the 1st free throw | 50-75 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Robert Goss misses the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon pulls down the rebound | 50-75 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by David Morgan - foul #1 on David Morgan, team foul #11 | 50-75 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon makes the 1st free throw | 50-76 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | John Gagnon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-77 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-77 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | David Avitia gets the rebound | 50-77 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by David Avitia | 50-79 |
| 01:03 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones travels in the backcourt | 50-79 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 50-79 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | George Hill snags the offensive board | 50-79 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 50-79 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Edward Sanders | 52-79 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Ketchum runs out the clock | 52-79 |