| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Wiggins (fresh) SF - William Frye (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) SG - Darren Knighten (fresh) SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marshall Bonds (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Fleming (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby inbounds the ball | 35-17 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Marshall Bonds | 35-20 |
| 19:44 | Tennessee | John Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 35-20 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming snags the defensive board | 35-20 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-20 |
| 19:25 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming tips it back up and in | 35-22 |
| 19:00 | Tennessee | William Frye misses the 3 from straight away | 35-22 |
| 18:59 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming pulls down the rebound | 35-22 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Andrew Demartino and the foul's on Lucas Walls - foul #2 on Lucas Walls, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds makes the free throw | 35-25 |
| 18:19 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson double dribbles | 35-25 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming's layup is rejected by Rodger Pak | 35-25 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee | John Wiggins gets the rebound | 35-25 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 35-25 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak gets the offensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak is hacked by Ronald Fleming - foul #1 on Ronald Fleming, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo (SG) John Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SG), Manuel Tubbs (SF) Darren Knighten, Robert Crosby | |
| 16:42 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cecil Chiodo | 37-25 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Frederick Proctor | 37-27 |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo comes up short on the runner in the paint | 37-27 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Chiodo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Frye (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marshall Bonds (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Fleming (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 37-27 |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | William Frye gets the rebound | 37-27 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls loses the ball out of bounds | 37-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG) Cecil Chiodo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten (PG), Robert Crosby (SG), Kenneth Ovellette (SF), John Freeman (C) Andrew Demartino, Frederick Proctor, Manuel Tubbs, Ronald Fleming | |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-27 |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | John Wiggins snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson makes the floater from the free throw line set up by John Wiggins | 39-27 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds's dunk attempt is rejected by Rodger Pak | 39-27 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak pulls down the rebound | 39-27 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | William Frye misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-27 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | John Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 13:22 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds misses badly on a floater from the right side | 39-27 |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 39-27 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds grabs the defensive rebound | 39-27 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten is fouled on the floor by Brandon Henderson - foul #1 on Brandon Henderson, team foul #2 | 39-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo (SG) John Wiggins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG) Darren Knighten, Robert Crosby | |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds buries a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Lucas Walls - foul #3 on Lucas Walls, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds makes the free throw | 39-30 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson travels with the ball | 39-30 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor clanks a turnaround from close range | 39-30 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds misses the tip | 39-30 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | William Frye pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 11:34 | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo is fouled on the floor by Frederick Proctor - foul #1 on Frederick Proctor, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG), Donald Willis (C) Cecil Chiodo, Rodger Pak | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten (SG), Manuel Tubbs (SF), Ronald Fleming (PF) Frederick Proctor, Kenneth Ovellette, Marshall Bonds | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Wiggins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Frye (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Willis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darren Knighten (fresh) SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Fleming (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - John Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | John Freeman takes the ball from Lucas Walls | 39-30 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs loses the dribble to William Frye | 39-30 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Lucas Walls steps in front of the Darren Knighten pass | 42-30 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee | William Frye loses the dribble to Darren Knighten | 42-30 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson snags the defensive board | 42-30 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-30 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs hits a 3 from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Donald Willis scores on a runner in the lane on a great pass from Brandon Henderson | 46-33 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | John Freeman travels with the ball | 46-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo (SG), Noel Weaver (SF), Rodger Pak (C) John Wiggins, William Frye, Donald Willis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SG), Kenneth Ovellette (SF), Marshall Bonds (PF) Andrew Demartino, Darren Knighten, Ronald Fleming | |
| 07:55 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino (PG) Manuel Tubbs | |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Noel Weaver is called for the reach on Marshall Bonds - foul #1 on Noel Weaver, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Willis (PF) Lucas Walls | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Donald Willis steps in front of the Kenneth Ovellette pass | 46-33 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cecil Chiodo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Noel Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Willis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rodger Pak (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Demartino (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Crosby (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Marshall Bonds (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - John Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | Donald Willis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-33 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | Rodger Pak denies the turnaround by Marshall Bonds | 46-33 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | Donald Willis gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee | Kenneth Ovellette picks off the pass by Cecil Chiodo | 46-33 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi State | Noel Weaver blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Andrew Demartino | 46-33 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo grabs the defensive rebound | 46-33 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-33 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee | Noel Weaver hits the follow up shot | 48-33 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Andrew Demartino is fouled on the floor by Brandon Henderson - foul #2 on Brandon Henderson, team foul #5 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG), William Frye (SF), Lucas Walls (PF) Cecil Chiodo, Noel Weaver, Donald Willis | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten (PG), Ronald Fleming (C) Andrew Demartino, John Freeman | |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | The refs have stopped play. Robert Crosby is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 48-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SG) Robert Crosby | |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten makes the fadeaway from the left block | 48-35 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | John Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Frederick Proctor - foul #2 on Frederick Proctor, team foul #3 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs (SF) Kenneth Ovellette | |
| 04:49 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Manuel Tubbs | 48-35 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Marshall Bonds comes up short on the shot from close range | 48-35 |
| 04:35 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Lucas Walls | 48-35 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | William Frye hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-35 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak tips it back up and in | 50-35 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor pulls down the rebound | 50-37 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Brandon Henderson (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Wiggins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Frye (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Lucas Walls (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Rodger Pak (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darren Knighten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Tubbs (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Marshall Bonds (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Ronald Fleming (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten is hacked by Brandon Henderson - foul #3 on Brandon Henderson, team foul #6 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cecil Chiodo (SG), Donald Willis (PF) John Wiggins, Lucas Walls | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette (SF) Marshall Bonds | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette loses the dribble to William Frye | 50-37 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Willis | 52-37 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Willis - foul #1 on Donald Willis, team foul #7 | 52-37 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Manuel Tubbs misses the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Rodger Pak | 52-38 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | Rodger Pak is fouled on the floor by Darren Knighten - foul #2 on Darren Knighten, team foul #4 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Craig Jackson (C) Rodger Pak | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Freeman (C) Kenneth Ovellette | |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Donald Willis hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Cecil Chiodo | 54-38 |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten knocks in the shot from the right block and the foul's on Donald Willis - foul #2 on Donald Willis, team foul #8 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Wiggins (SG), Lucas Walls (PF), Rodger Pak (C) Cecil Chiodo, Donald Willis, Craig Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:28 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten makes the free throw | 54-41 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls connects on the shot near the basket and he's hacked by Ronald Fleming - foul #2 on Ronald Fleming, team foul #5 | 56-41 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls misses the free throw | 56-41 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming pulls down the rebound | 56-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion 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 (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Darren Knighten's layup is rejected by Lucas Walls | 56-41 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Lucas Walls | 56-41 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Lucas Walls clanks a turnaround from the left block | 56-41 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | William Frye grabs the offensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Brandon Henderson runs out the clock | 56-41 |