| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Don Hamel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Jones (fresh) SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Calvin Borrego (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Wilbur Driver (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Foluke Abdullah (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Fitzgerald (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Samuel Forsythe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway inbounds the ball | 20-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Don Hamel | 22-27 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Joshua Fitzgerald, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley (PF) Joshua Fitzgerald | |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah hits a 3 from straight away set up by Wilbur Driver | 22-30 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Don Hamel | 25-30 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Wilbur Driver | 25-32 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 25-32 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 25-32 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones knocks in the jumper from the left side | 27-32 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver double dribbles | 27-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell (PF) Calvin Borrego | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-32 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley pulls down the rebound | 27-32 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver misses the jumpshot from the left side | 27-32 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Don Hamel | 29-32 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jacob Kelley | 29-35 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten clanks a 3 from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley grabs the board | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Don Hamel (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jimmy Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hugh Calloway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Batten (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Wilbur Driver (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Kelley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Foluke Abdullah (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Beasley (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Samuel Forsythe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Jimmy Jones steals the ball from Jacob Kelley | 29-35 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Christopher Mitchell steps in front of the Foluke Abdullah pass | 32-35 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Don Hamel | 35-35 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Wilbur Driver and he's hacked by Jimmy Jones - foul #3 on Jimmy Jones, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), James Nowell (SF), Calvin Borrego (PF), Robert Caldwell (C) Don Hamel, Jimmy Jones, Hugh Calloway, Christopher Mitchell, Tyler Batten | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky (PG), Rory Yates (SF), Joseph Sakamoto (C) Wilbur Driver, Foluke Abdullah, Samuel Forsythe | |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell buries a turnaround from close range and the foul's on Rory Yates - foul #1 on Rory Yates, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver (PG) Jacob Kelley | |
| 13:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:22 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto misses the lay-in | 38-38 |
| 13:20 | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley gets the offensive rebound | 38-38 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Rory Yates makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Beasley | 38-41 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 38-41 |
| 12:48 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joseph Sakamoto | 38-41 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Andrew Beasley is hacked by Robert Caldwell - foul #4 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (PG), Christopher Mitchell (C) Chad Blouin, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald (PF) Andrew Beasley | |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky is fouled on the floor by James Nowell - foul #1 on James Nowell, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley (SG) Wilbur Driver | |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Harold Rokisky and the foul's on James Nowell - foul #2 on James Nowell, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto makes the free throw | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Don Hamel (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Clontz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Nowell (fresh) PF - Calvin Borrego (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Rokisky (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Kelley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rory Yates (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Fitzgerald (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Joseph Sakamoto (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | Don Hamel is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-44 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | James Nowell gets the offensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego misses the easy layup | 38-44 |
| 11:24 | Tennessee | Rory Yates snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-44 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald tips it back up and in | 38-46 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | James Nowell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones (SG), Chad Blouin (SF), Tyler Batten (C) Daniel Clontz, James Nowell, Christopher Mitchell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver (PG), Foluke Abdullah (SF), Samuel Forsythe (C) Jacob Kelley, Rory Yates, Joseph Sakamoto | |
| 10:15 | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky is hacked by Chad Blouin - foul #1 on Chad Blouin, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Wilbur Driver | 38-49 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten is open and buries a runner in the lane set up by Don Hamel | 40-49 |
| 09:12 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Foluke Abdullah | 40-51 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Wilbur Driver steps in front of the Don Hamel pass in the backcourt | 40-51 |
| 09:07 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver throws it down | 40-53 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Chad Blouin, team foul #6 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz (PG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Christopher Mitchell (PF) Don Hamel, Chad Blouin, Calvin Borrego | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley (SG), Andrew Beasley (PF), Joseph Sakamoto (C) Harold Rokisky, Joshua Fitzgerald, Samuel Forsythe | |
| 08:23 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto is whistled for a carry | 40-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SG) Jimmy Jones | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin snags the offensive board | 40-53 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto hits a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Andrew Beasley | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Clontz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Batten (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Wilbur Driver (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jacob Kelley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Foluke Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Beasley (fresh) 6 reb. C - Joseph Sakamoto (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 43-55 |
| 07:14 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 06:50 | Tennessee | Tyler Batten is called for the reach on Joseph Sakamoto - foul #1 on Tyler Batten, team foul #7 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Don Hamel (PG), Jimmy Jones (SG), Robert Caldwell (C) Daniel Clontz, Chad Blouin, Tyler Batten | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky (PG), Rory Yates (SF), Joshua Fitzgerald (PF) Wilbur Driver, Foluke Abdullah, Andrew Beasley | |
| 06:50 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 06:50 | Tennessee | Joseph Sakamoto misses the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Robert Caldwell pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway loses the dribble to Rory Yates | 43-56 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-56 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Caldwell | 43-56 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe (C) Joseph Sakamoto | |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Samuel Forsythe | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Don Hamel | 45-58 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Caldwell - foul #5 on Robert Caldwell, team foul #8 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Nowell (SF), Calvin Borrego (PF), Tyler Batten (C) Hugh Calloway, Christopher Mitchell, Robert Caldwell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver (PG), Foluke Abdullah (SF) Jacob Kelley, Rory Yates | |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-60 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Joshua Fitzgerald snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver is hacked by Don Hamel - foul #3 on Don Hamel, team foul #9 | 45-60 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver misses the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 04:59 | Mississippi State | Calvin Borrego gets the rebound | 45-60 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Samuel Forsythe - foul #1 on Samuel Forsythe, team foul #3 | 45-60 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten misses the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Harold Rokisky can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 46-60 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe snags the offensive board | 46-60 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Foluke Abdullah | 46-63 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), Christopher Mitchell (PF) Don Hamel, Jimmy Jones, Calvin Borrego | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rory Yates (SF), Andrew Beasley (PF), Joseph Sakamoto (C) Foluke Abdullah, Joshua Fitzgerald, Samuel Forsythe | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Rory Yates | 46-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Clontz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Nowell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Batten (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Wilbur Driver (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Rokisky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Rory Yates (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Beasley (fresh) 6 reb. C - Joseph Sakamoto (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley (SG) Wilbur Driver | |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley hits the finger roll set up by Harold Rokisky | 46-68 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Daniel Clontz is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 46-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay (SG) James Nowell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver (PG) Harold Rokisky | |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-68 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten gets the rebound | 46-68 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-68 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joseph Sakamoto | 46-68 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver is fouled on the floor by Christopher Mitchell - foul #1 on Christopher Mitchell, team foul #10 | 46-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Nowell (SF) Richard Dubay | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah (SF), Joshua Fitzgerald (PF), Samuel Forsythe (C) Rory Yates, Andrew Beasley, Joseph Sakamoto | |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver makes the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver misses the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 46-69 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Christopher Mitchell double dribbles | 46-69 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-69 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten grabs the defensive rebound | 46-69 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by James Nowell | 48-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Jacob Kelley misses the lay-in | 48-69 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Tyler Batten grabs the board | 48-69 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-69 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Wilbur Driver runs out the clock | 51-69 |