| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Edward Work (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Miladen Stachowski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Barrett (fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. C - William Felton (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 37-37 |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Scott Smith | 37-37 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Work | 40-37 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses the lay-in but the foul's on Stacy McKenny - foul #3 on Stacy McKenny, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (PG) Stacy McKenny | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | Jose Flores makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 19:12 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | John Smith grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Work | 40-38 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | Edward Work buries a floater from close range | 42-38 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons snags the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | Jose Flores hits a floater in the paint | 42-40 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 42-40 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | Jose Flores snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | Jose Flores banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Barrett | 42-42 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Jose Flores is called for the reach on Ray Burdette - foul #2 on Jose Flores, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Morris (SF), Justin Rushenberg (C) Dema Ratulowski, Edward Work | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), John Doner (C) Miladen Stachowski, William Felton | |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | John Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Ray Burdette | 45-42 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Ray Burdette - foul #1 on Ray Burdette, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin (PG), Angel Bruno (C) Ray Burdette, John Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:50 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | John Doner swats the layup by David Morris | 45-43 |
| 16:38 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | Angel Bruno takes the ball from Jose Flores | 45-43 |
| 16:17 | Mississippi State | David Morris hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Scott Smith | 48-43 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett's floater is tipped away by Justin Rushenberg | 48-43 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi State | David Morris pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Santiago Martin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Scott Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Morris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Angel Bruno (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Aldrich (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Gibbons (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Barrett (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. C - John Doner (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Santiago Martin | 50-43 |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett is denied on a layup by Angel Bruno | 50-43 |
| 15:36 | Tennessee | John Doner tips it but misses | 50-43 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons grabs the offensive rebound | 50-43 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | Jose Flores clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-43 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi State | David Morris gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg double dribbles | 50-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), John Smith (PF), Edward Work (C) Santiago Martin, Scott Smith, David Morris, Justin Rushenberg, Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski (SF), William Felton (C) Dustin Aldrich, John Doner | |
| 14:41 | Tennessee | Jose Flores hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett tips it back up and in | 50-45 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski travels with the ball | 50-45 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | Dema Ratulowski swats the layup by Jose Flores | 50-45 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski gets the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 14:13 | Tennessee | William Felton is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on William Felton, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Miladen Stachowski - foul #3 on Miladen Stachowski, team foul #3 | 50-45 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Miladen Stachowski | 51-45 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | William Felton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (SG) Ray Burdette | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 51-45 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski tips it home | 53-45 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | William Felton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-45 |
| 13:03 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski pulls down the rebound | 53-45 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | John Bradford loses the dribble to Jose Flores | 53-45 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Jose Flores loses the dribble to Dema Ratulowski | 53-45 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | John Smith knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from John Bradford | 55-45 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett blows the layup but the foul's on John Bradford - foul #4 on John Bradford, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (PG), Scott Smith (SG), David Morris (SF), Justin Rushenberg (PF), Angel Bruno (C) Stacy McKenny, John Bradford, Dema Ratulowski, John Smith, Edward Work | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), John Doner (C) Miladen Stachowski, William Felton | |
| 12:03 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 12:03 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | David Morris clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 55-47 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kenneth Barrett | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Scott Smith (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Angel Bruno (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (tiring) 19 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Aldrich (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Gibbons (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Barrett (tiring) 26 pts. 6 reb. C - John Doner (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee | Ray Burdette is called for the reach on Jose Flores - foul #2 on Ray Burdette, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses the dunk | 55-47 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Angel Bruno | 55-47 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 55-47 |
| 11:13 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Michael Gibbons | 55-47 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | Jose Flores connects on the shot from close range | 55-49 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno drills a floater from close range set up by Ray Burdette | 57-49 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett's pass is intercepted by Angel Bruno | 57-49 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | David Morris knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by Ray Burdette | 60-49 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | Jose Flores clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 60-49 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ray Burdette | 60-49 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno loses the dribble to Kenneth Barrett | 60-49 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee | Jose Flores hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dustin Aldrich and he's hacked by Scott Smith - foul #2 on Scott Smith, team foul #5 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), John Smith (PF), Edward Work (C) Ray Burdette, David Morris, Justin Rushenberg, Angel Bruno | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski (SF), William Felton (C) Dustin Aldrich, John Doner | |
| 09:34 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses the free throw | 60-51 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | Edward Work gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Miladen Stachowski - foul #4 on Miladen Stachowski, team foul #4 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kyle Willis (SG) Miladen Stachowski | |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith misses the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee | Jose Flores buries a fadeaway from the left side | 61-53 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Barrett - foul #1 on Kenneth Barrett, team foul #5 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin (SG) Scott Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi State | Edward Work makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee | Jose Flores's pass is intercepted by Santiago Martin in the backcourt | 62-53 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kyle Willis - foul #2 on Kyle Willis, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG) Kyle Willis | |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee | William Felton gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 08:24 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | Edward Work pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Kenneth Barrett - foul #2 on Kenneth Barrett, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg (C) Edward Work | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski (SF) Dustin Aldrich | |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin makes the 3rd free throw | 64-53 |
| 07:39 | Tennessee | Jose Flores's floater is knocked away by John Smith | 64-53 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett tips it back up and in | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Santiago Martin (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (tiring) 25 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Gibbons (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SF - Miladen Stachowski (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Barrett (tired) 28 pts. 7 reb. C - William Felton (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny lays it in | 66-55 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett travels with the ball | 66-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Scott Smith (SG), David Morris (SF) Stacy McKenny, Santiago Martin, Dema Ratulowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Doner (C) William Felton | |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Miladen Stachowski is called for the reach on David Morris - foul #5 on Miladen Stachowski, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Work (C) John Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG) Miladen Stachowski | |
| 06:48 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | David Morris makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | David Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 68-55 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses the easy layup but the foul's on Justin Rushenberg - foul #1 on Justin Rushenberg, team foul #6 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), John Smith (PF) John Bradford, David Morris, Justin Rushenberg | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Felton (C) John Doner | |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Edward Work grabs the board | 68-56 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski is hacked by Michael Gibbons - foul #4 on Michael Gibbons, team foul #9 | 68-56 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee | William Felton snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Kenneth Barrett is denied by Edward Work | 68-56 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 68-56 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Edward Work gets the offensive rebound | 68-56 |
| 05:31 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Smith | 71-56 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett drills a fadeaway from the right side | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith blows the layup | 71-58 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Edward Work tips it home | 73-58 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses the floater from the left wing | 73-58 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | John Smith grabs the board | 73-58 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | John Smith comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 73-58 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith tips it in | 75-58 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses short on a floater from the right side | 75-58 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski gets the rebound | 75-58 |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny buries a shot from the left block set up by Scott Smith and he's fouled by Kenneth Barrett - foul #3 on Kenneth Barrett, team foul #10 | 77-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG), David Morris (SF), Justin Rushenberg (PF), Angel Bruno (C) Scott Smith, Dema Ratulowski, John Smith, Edward Work | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kyle Willis (SG), John Doner (C) Dustin Aldrich, William Felton | |
| 03:44 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny makes the free throw | 78-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Michael Gibbons, team foul #11 | 78-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG) Stacy McKenny | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott Wright (SF) Michael Gibbons | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Bradford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 4 ast. SF - David Morris (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Angel Bruno (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (tired) 25 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kyle Willis (fresh) SF - Scott Wright (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Barrett (tired) 31 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - John Doner (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno lays it up and in on a great pass from John Bradford | 80-58 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Angel Bruno steals the ball from Jose Flores | 80-58 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Justin Rushenberg is blocked by John Doner | 80-58 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee | Jose Flores grabs the defensive rebound | 80-58 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Jose Flores drills a shot from the right side | 80-60 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | John Bradford misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Jose Flores - foul #3 on Jose Flores, team foul #12 | 80-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), William Felton (C) Kyle Willis, John Doner | |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | John Bradford misses the 1st free throw | 80-60 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | John Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 81-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Scott Wright is fouled on the floor by Ray Burdette - foul #3 on Ray Burdette, team foul #7 | 81-60 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Scott Wright makes the 1st free throw | 81-61 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Scott Wright misses the 2nd free throw | 81-61 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg pulls down the rebound | 81-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | John Bradford misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Jose Flores - foul #4 on Jose Flores, team foul #13 | 81-61 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | John Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 82-61 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | John Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 83-61 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Scott Wright scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 83-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | David Morris misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 83-63 |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | William Felton grabs the defensive rebound | 83-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich loses the dribble to David Morris | 83-63 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | David Morris hits the finger roll | 85-63 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Jose Flores can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 85-63 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno pulls down the rebound | 85-63 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | John Bradford runs out the clock | 85-63 |