| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Snider (fresh) 9 pts. SG - William Tynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronny Mosley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Taylor (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley inbounds the ball | 42-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Jerry Williams | 42-25 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Jerry Williams steals it from James Davis | 42-25 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee | William Tynes knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-28 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | James Davis clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Steven Snider - foul #2 on Steven Snider, team foul #1 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 43-28 |
| 18:41 | Mississippi State | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-28 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee | Steven Snider misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-28 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gregory Jones | 44-28 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-28 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams gets the rebound | 44-28 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee | Steven Snider misses the 3 from the left corner | 44-28 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones snags the defensive board | 44-28 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams hits the finger roll | 46-28 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee | David Taylor hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-28 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | David Taylor tips it in | 46-30 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll hits a jumper from the left wing | 48-30 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Gregory Jones - foul #2 on Gregory Jones, team foul #1 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Ernest Catoe, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-32 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Guadalupe Mendoza is denied by Ronny Mosley | 48-32 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 48-32 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Steven Snider hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-32 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams snags the offensive board | 48-32 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Steven Snider connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Tynes | 48-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 stl. SG - Steven Coll (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Snider (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - William Tynes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-35 |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | William Tynes grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | David Taylor comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | William Tynes pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 14:55 | Tennessee | Steven Snider travels with the ball | 48-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Clarence Williams, Steven Coll, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Page (SG) William Tynes | |
| 14:43 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 48-35 |
| 14:42 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong grabs the offensive board | 48-35 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | Jerry Williams swats the short shot by Gregory Jones | 48-35 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | Steven Snider misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-35 |
| 14:01 | Tennessee | David Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams scores on a floater from the baseline set up by David Taylor | 48-37 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong is hacked by Jerry Williams - foul #3 on Jerry Williams, team foul #2 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Justin Cobb, Lin Xiong, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (SG), Jerry Knight (SF), Craig Hitchens (C) Steven Snider, Ronny Mosley, David Taylor | |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | David Whelan knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Williams | 51-37 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight banks in the layup on a great pass from Craig Hitchens | 51-39 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses short on a 3 from straight away | 51-39 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Williams | 51-39 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Gregory Jones (C) Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Preuss (PG), William Tynes (SG), Ronny Mosley (SF) Fred Page, Christopher Yates, Jerry Williams | |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | William Tynes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF) Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 51-39 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 11:39 | Tennessee | Ernest Catoe steals it from William Tynes | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ernest Catoe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Gregory Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Preuss (fresh) SG - William Tynes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronny Mosley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Knight (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Craig Hitchens (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 51-39 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams snags the offensive board | 51-39 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | David Whelan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernest Catoe | 54-39 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley makes the shot from just outside the lane | 54-41 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Robert Preuss steals it from David Whelan in the backcourt | 54-41 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight loses the dribble to Steven Coll | 54-41 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Preuss - foul #2 on Robert Preuss, team foul #3 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) David Whelan, Steven Coll, Ernest Catoe, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (PG), Fred Page (SG), Jerry Williams (PF), David Taylor (C) Robert Preuss, William Tynes, Ronny Mosley, Craig Hitchens | |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 10:00 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses long on an open shot in the lane | 55-41 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | James Davis snags the defensive board | 55-41 |
| 09:51 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the jumpshot from the right side | 55-41 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong tips it in | 57-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Steven Snider drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Jerry Williams | 57-44 |
| 09:36 | Mississippi State | Jerry Williams steps in front of the Justin Cobb pass | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:22 | Tennessee | David Taylor buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Knight | 57-46 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong is fouled on the floor by Jerry Williams - foul #4 on Jerry Williams, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF), Gregory Jones (C) Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley (SF) Jerry Williams | |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Taylor - foul #1 on David Taylor, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Justin Cobb, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the board | 59-46 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jerry Knight - foul #2 on Jerry Knight, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Gregory Jones (C) David Whelan, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Tynes (SG) Fred Page | |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | David Taylor snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-46 |
| 07:57 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Preuss (PG), Jerry Williams (PF) Steven Snider, Ronny Mosley | |
| 07:37 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 59-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Ernest Catoe (PF), Gregory Jones (C) David Whelan, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Page (PG), Ronny Mosley (SF) Robert Preuss, Jerry Knight | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ernest Catoe (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gregory Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Fred Page (fresh) SG - William Tynes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronny Mosley (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gregory Jones | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:10 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Gregory Jones - foul #3 on Gregory Jones, team foul #2 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Steven Coll, Ernest Catoe, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (SG), Craig Hitchens (C) William Tynes, David Taylor | |
| 07:10 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams misses the 1st free throw | 62-46 |
| 07:10 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Whelan | 64-47 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | David Whelan is called for the reach on Jerry Williams - foul #2 on David Whelan, team foul #3 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Ernest Catoe (PF), Gregory Jones (C) David Whelan, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams hits the finger roll on a great pass from Fred Page and he's fouled by Ernest Catoe - foul #1 on Ernest Catoe, team foul #4 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong (PF) Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Snider (PG) Christopher Yates | |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams makes the free throw | 64-50 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is hacked by Steven Snider - foul #3 on Steven Snider, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (PG), Steven Coll (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Lin Xiong, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (SG), Jerry Knight (SF) Fred Page, Ronny Mosley | |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 06:27 | Tennessee | Jerry Williams pulls down the rebound | 65-50 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates knocks in the floater from the right side | 65-52 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Clarence Williams | 68-52 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-52 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro grabs the defensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jerry Williams - foul #5 on Jerry Williams, team foul #8 | 68-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Lin Xiong (PF), Gregory Jones (C) Clarence Williams, Steven Coll, Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Preuss (PG), William Tynes (SG), David Taylor (C) Steven Snider, Christopher Yates, Jerry Williams | |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 69-52 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens grabs the board | 69-52 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight clanks a runner from close range | 69-52 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Justin Cobb | 69-52 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lin Xiong | 71-52 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Page (PG), Ronny Mosley (SF) Robert Preuss, Craig Hitchens | |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses long on a shot from close range | 71-52 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong hits the follow up shot | 73-52 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Lin Xiong swats the dunk try by Ronny Mosley | 73-52 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight grabs the offensive board | 73-52 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 73-52 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | James Davis grabs the board | 73-52 |
| 04:17 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 73-52 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley grabs the defensive rebound | 73-52 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | Fred Page misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 73-52 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Fred Page tips it in | 73-54 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong drills a floater from close range set up by David Whelan | 75-54 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley is hacked by Gregory Jones during a doubleteam - foul #4 on Gregory Jones, team foul #5 | 75-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Lin Xiong, Gregory Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (SG), Craig Hitchens (PF) William Tynes, David Taylor | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Coll (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ernest Catoe (fresh) 1 pts. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Fred Page (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Yates (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronny Mosley (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Hitchens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Knight (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | David Whelan is called for the reach on Craig Hitchens - foul #3 on David Whelan, team foul #6 | 75-54 |
| 03:20 | Tennessee | Ronny Mosley comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 75-54 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza gets the rebound | 75-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by David Whelan | 77-54 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses long on an open fadeaway near the basket | 77-54 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight grabs the offensive board | 77-54 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey (C) Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Preuss (PG), David Taylor (C) Fred Page, Ronny Mosley | |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 77-54 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens snags the defensive board | 77-54 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses long on a floater from the right block | 77-54 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey gets the rebound | 77-54 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | David Whelan is hacked by Robert Preuss in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Preuss, team foul #9 | 77-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | David Whelan makes the 1st free throw | 78-54 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | David Whelan makes the 2nd free throw | 79-54 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | David Taylor misses the lay-in | 79-54 |
| 02:02 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams snags the defensive board | 79-54 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the shot near the basket | 79-54 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to David Taylor | 79-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Vic Godfrey blocks the jumper by David Taylor | 79-54 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | David Taylor tips it but misses | 79-54 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens tips it in | 79-56 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 79-56 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey gets the offensive rebound | 79-56 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 79-56 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens gets the rebound | 79-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates misses the shot from just outside the lane | 79-56 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Clarence Williams | 79-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams is fouled on the floor by Christopher Yates - foul #1 on Christopher Yates, team foul #10 | 79-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe (PF) Vic Godfrey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Page (PG) Robert Preuss | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 1st free throw | 79-56 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 79-56 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 79-56 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | David Taylor dunks the ball on a great pass from Christopher Yates | 79-58 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Jerry Knight - foul #3 on Jerry Knight, team foul #11 | 79-58 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 80-58 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 80-58 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | David Taylor gets the rebound | 80-58 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates is hacked by David Whelan - foul #4 on David Whelan, team foul #7 | 80-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ed Krone (SG) David Taylor | |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates makes the 1st free throw | 80-59 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates makes the 2nd free throw | 80-60 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | David Whelan runs out the clock | 80-60 |