| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) SG - James Dean (fresh) SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) PF - George Vangilder (fresh) C - George Lambert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) SF - Harry Tovar (fresh) PF - William Morin (fresh) C - William Burr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | William Burr wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | James Dean works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Stephan Clark - foul #1 on Stephan Clark, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | James Dean makes the 1st free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark grabs the board | 1-3 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | William Morin connects on the fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Dan Pittman - foul #1 on Dan Pittman, team foul #1 | 1-5 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | William Morin misses the free throw | 1-5 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | George Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 1-5 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder's floater is tipped away by William Morin | 1-5 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | James Dean tips it back up and in | 3-5 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-5 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to George Lambert | 3-5 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Stephan Clark picks off the pass by James Dean | 3-5 |
| 18:38 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ruben Scriven | 3-8 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | James Dean hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 3-8 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman tips it but misses | 3-8 |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi gets the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 18:00 | Mississippi State | James Dean evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Maximo Bianchi | 5-8 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-8 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | William Burr connects on the jumper from the right block | 5-10 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Ruben Scriven picks off the pass by Maximo Bianchi in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | George Lambert is called for the reach on Harry Tovar - foul #1 on George Lambert, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), Dave Iser (C) James Dean, Dan Pittman, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (PG), Ernie Gross (SG) Ruben Scriven, Stephan Clark | |
| 17:18 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross is denied on a layup by George Vangilder | 5-10 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi clanks a 3 from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | William Morin pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee | William Burr scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernie Gross | 5-12 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi travels with the ball | 5-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), William Felts (C) Maximo Bianchi, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | William Burr clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Felts - foul #1 on William Felts, team foul #3 | 5-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (SG) Ernie Gross | |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the 1st free throw | 5-13 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the 2nd free throw | 5-14 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 5-14 |
| 16:00 | Tennessee | William Burr gets the rebound | 5-14 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) SG - Ronald Panella (fresh) SF - Kyle Core (fresh) PF - Dave Iser (fresh) C - William Felts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Willis (fresh) SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) SF - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Morin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Burr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Harry Tovar, team foul #2 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), George Lambert (C) Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, William Felts | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG) Michael Willis | |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | George Lambert can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by William Burr - foul #1 on William Burr, team foul #3 | 5-14 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | James Dean grabs the board | 7-14 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser is open and buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Dan Pittman | 9-14 |
| 14:55 | Tennessee | Dave Iser takes the ball from Stephan Clark | 9-14 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | James Dean banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 11-14 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark can't finish the layup | 11-14 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser snags the defensive board | 11-14 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | William Morin swats the short shot by George Lambert | 11-14 |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to James Dean | 11-14 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi State | George Lambert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), George Vangilder (PF), William Felts (C) James Green, James Dean, Dan Pittman, Dave Iser, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (SG), Philip Cuthbertson (SF), Robert Hymowitz (PF), Nelson Williams (C) Stephan Clark, Harry Tovar, William Morin, William Burr | |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | William Felts is called for the reach on Michael Willis - foul #2 on William Felts, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Lambert (C) William Felts | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (SG) Ruben Scriven | |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Nelson Williams, team foul #4 | 11-14 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by George Lambert is denied by Nelson Williams | 11-14 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Hymowitz | 11-14 |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-14 |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | George Lambert gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Morin (PF) Nelson Williams | |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | William Morin makes the jumper from close range set up by Michael Willis | 11-16 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi is fouled on the floor by William Morin - foul #1 on William Morin, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), Dave Iser (C) Ronald Panella, Kyle Core, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Stephan Clark (SG), Harry Tovar (SF), William Burr (C) Michael Willis, Ernie Gross, Philip Cuthbertson, Robert Hymowitz | |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder is open and scores on a shot in the lane set up by James Dean | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) SG - James Dean (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dan Pittman (fresh) PF - George Vangilder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Dave Iser (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephan Clark (fresh) SF - Harry Tovar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Morin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - William Burr (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | James Dean works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 11:34 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Morin | 13-16 |
| 11:30 | Tennessee | Dan Pittman steals the ball from Ruben Scriven | 13-16 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | James Dean works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-16 |
| 11:14 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-16 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder snags the defensive board | 16-16 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder is whistled for traveling | 16-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Dirk Dyer (PF) Maximo Bianchi, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson (SF) Harry Tovar | |
| 10:52 | Tennessee | William Burr hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-16 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | James Green misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-16 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | James Dean tips it back up and in | 18-16 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | William Morin misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on James Dean - foul #1 on James Dean, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), George Lambert (C) James Dean, Dan Pittman, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz (C) William Burr | |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | William Morin misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | William Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | James Green is fouled on the floor by Stephan Clark - foul #2 on Stephan Clark, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (SG), Nelson Williams (C) Stephan Clark, William Morin | |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Ruben Scriven steals it from Ronald Panella | 18-17 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Dirk Dyer - foul #1 on Dirk Dyer, team foul #6 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (SG), Harry Tovar (SF) Ruben Scriven, Philip Cuthbertson | |
| 09:46 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core clanks a floater from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Ernie Gross pulls down the rebound | 18-19 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Michael Willis is fouled on the floor by George Lambert - foul #2 on George Lambert, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), George Vangilder (PF), Dave Iser (C) James Green, Dirk Dyer, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Morin (PF), William Burr (C) Robert Hymowitz, Nelson Williams | |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Michael Willis misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Dave Iser is blocked by William Burr | 18-19 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder tips it home | 20-19 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-19 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Michael Willis tips it but misses | 20-19 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee | William Morin pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | William Burr hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Dave Iser - foul #1 on Dave Iser, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG), Dan Pittman (SF) Ronald Panella, Kyle Core | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Philip Cuthbertson (SF) Ernie Gross, Harry Tovar | |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | William Burr misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | William Burr makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | William Burr is called for the reach on Dave Iser - foul #2 on William Burr, team foul #7 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz (C) William Burr | |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:25 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | William Morin grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dan Pittman - foul #2 on Dan Pittman, team foul #9 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG) Dan Pittman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 07:49 | Mississippi State | James Dean misses badly on a shot from the right side | 21-22 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder can't tip it in | 21-22 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Morin | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Green (fresh) SG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) SF - James Dean (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Vangilder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dave Iser (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Willis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Cuthbertson (fresh) PF - William Morin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Hymowitz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-22 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | James Dean grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 07:22 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-22 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | James Green tips it home | 23-22 |
| 07:08 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-25 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 23-25 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee | William Morin gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella (SG), Kyle Core (SF), Dirk Dyer (PF) Maximo Bianchi, James Dean, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ernie Gross (SG), Harry Tovar (SF), Nelson Williams (C) Ruben Scriven, Philip Cuthbertson, William Morin | |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser banks in the layup and he's hacked by Nelson Williams - foul #2 on Nelson Williams, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Morin (PF) Nelson Williams | |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | James Green takes the ball from Robert Hymowitz | 26-25 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella lays it in set up by James Green | 28-25 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Michael Willis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG) James Green | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi hits a 3 from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kyle Core - foul #1 on Kyle Core, team foul #10 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG) Ernie Gross | |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses the 2nd free throw | 31-25 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Dave Iser pulls down the rebound | 31-25 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi is fouled on the floor by Michael Willis - foul #1 on Michael Willis, team foul #9 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Dean (SG) Ronald Panella | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi makes the 1st free throw | 32-25 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-25 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer gets the rebound | 33-25 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Dave Iser is denied by Robert Hymowitz | 33-25 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | Robert Hymowitz pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 04:11 | Tennessee | William Morin comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 33-25 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven gets the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-25 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-25 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Harry Tovar drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-28 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Ruben Scriven steals the ball from Dirk Dyer | 33-28 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Michael Willis slams it home on a great pass from Ruben Scriven | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Dean (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. SF - Kyle Core (fairly fresh) PF - Dirk Dyer (fairly fresh) C - Dave Iser (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ruben Scriven (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Willis (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Tovar (tiring) 9 pts. PF - William Morin (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Hymowitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer is fouled on the floor by Michael Willis - foul #2 on Michael Willis, team foul #10 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Green (PG), Ronald Panella (SG), Dan Pittman (SF), George Lambert (C) Maximo Bianchi, James Dean, Kyle Core, Dave Iser | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephan Clark (SG), Philip Cuthbertson (SF), William Burr (C) Ruben Scriven, Harry Tovar, William Morin | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Dirk Dyer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Dan Pittman picks off the pass by Stephan Clark | 34-30 |
| 02:57 | Mississippi State | Ronald Panella lays it in set up by Dan Pittman | 36-30 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee | William Burr throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (PF) Dirk Dyer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 02:33 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Burr | 36-30 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephan Clark | 36-32 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | George Lambert comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | William Burr grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Ronald Panella - foul #1 on Ronald Panella, team foul #11 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven (PG), Nelson Williams (PF) Michael Willis, Robert Hymowitz | |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Philip Cuthbertson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | James Green is fouled on the floor by Ruben Scriven - foul #1 on Ruben Scriven, team foul #11 | 36-34 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | James Green misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | James Green misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | Nelson Williams pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee | William Burr misses short on a shot from the baseline | 36-34 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | William Burr grabs the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Stephan Clark connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ruben Scriven | 36-37 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | George Lambert makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Green | 38-37 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Ruben Scriven misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | George Lambert grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | James Green buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from George Vangilder | 41-37 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | William Burr misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Dan Pittman is whistled for traveling | 41-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), James Dean (SG), Kyle Core (SF), William Felts (C) James Green, Ronald Panella, Dan Pittman, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (PG), Ernie Gross (SG), Harry Tovar (SF), William Morin (PF) Ruben Scriven, Stephan Clark, Philip Cuthbertson, Nelson Williams | |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | William Burr hits the finger roll set up by Ernie Gross | 41-39 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Dean can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 41-39 |