| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Ward (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Scott Astorga (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Berry (fresh) PF - Todd Hager (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Gravois (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Devon Graham (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mark Jones (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski inbounds the ball | 35-35 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Tennessee | Ray Berry is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Ray Berry, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith buries a shot from the left block set up by Jonathan Leach | 35-37 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 35-37 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Orcholski - foul #1 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (PG) Edward Ward | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Devon Graham misses short on a floater from the right side | 37-37 |
| 17:52 | Tennessee | Mark Jones can't tip it in | 37-37 |
| 17:50 | Tennessee | Mark Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | John Gravois swats the layup by Jonathan Leach | 37-37 |
| 17:27 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Orcholski | 37-37 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski's pass is intercepted by Todd Hager | 37-37 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager is hacked by Mark Jones - foul #3 on Mark Jones, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (PG), Jason Osuna (SF), Danny Reynolds (PF) David Scruggs, Ray Berry, Todd Hager | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Johnson (SG), Dustin Larrabee (SF), Anthony Rosenow (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Devon Graham, Patrick Orcholski, Mark Jones, Kenneth Smith | |
| 16:25 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga's pass is intercepted by William Johnson | 37-37 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Johnson | 37-39 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds drills a jumper from the right block set up by Edward Ward | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Astorga (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Osuna (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danny Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Gravois (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dustin Larrabee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Rosenow (fresh) C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:37 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling misses the driving attempt from close range | 39-39 |
| 15:36 | Tennessee | William Johnson grabs the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Jason Osuna - foul #2 on Jason Osuna, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (PG) Edward Ward | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch (PG) Jonathan Leach | |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee misses the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | John Gravois snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 39-40 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | John Gravois misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 39-40 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | Anthony Rosenow pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on Jason Osuna - foul #3 on Jason Osuna, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SG), Ray Berry (SF) Scott Astorga, Jason Osuna | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jack Mijares (SG), Patrick Orcholski (SF), Kenneth Smith (C) William Johnson, Dustin Larrabee, Anthony Rosenow | |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds comes up short on the floater in the paint | 39-42 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Ray Berry hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling loses the ball out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (PG), Todd Hager (PF), Robert Penick (C) David Scruggs, Danny Reynolds, John Gravois | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), Mark Jones (PF) Jack Mijares, Manuel Spradling | |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece connects on the shot from the left side and he's hacked by Mark Jones - foul #4 on Mark Jones, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (PF) Mark Jones | |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Devon Graham | 44-44 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-44 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece tips it in | 46-44 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Edward Ward is called for the reach on Devon Graham - foul #3 on Edward Ward, team foul #4 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (PG), Scott Astorga (SG), Jason Osuna (SF), Danny Reynolds (PF), John Gravois (C) Edward Ward, Gary McNeece, Ray Berry, Todd Hager, Robert Penick | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee (PF) Kenneth Smith | |
| 12:02 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Scruggs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Astorga (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Osuna (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Danny Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Gravois (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Nathaniel Hatch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Devon Graham (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dustin Larrabee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-44 |
| 11:53 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Dustin Larrabee | 46-44 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | Devon Graham loses the dribble to Danny Reynolds | 46-44 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | John Gravois misses short on a runner from close range | 46-44 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds misses the tip | 46-44 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Jason Osuna misses the tip | 46-44 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds tips it back up and in | 48-44 |
| 10:31 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses long on a shot from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | John Gravois snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga drills a fadeaway from the right side | 50-44 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Danny Reynolds - foul #1 on Danny Reynolds, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (PG), Ray Berry (SF), Todd Hager (PF), Robert Penick (C) David Scruggs, Jason Osuna, Danny Reynolds, John Gravois | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (PG), Jack Mijares (SF), Anthony Rosenow (PF), Kenneth Smith (C) Devon Graham, Patrick Orcholski, Dustin Larrabee, Manuel Spradling | |
| 09:58 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | Anthony Rosenow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| 09:20 | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SG) Scott Astorga | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:55 | Tennessee | Jack Mijares is fouled on the floor by Ray Berry - foul #2 on Ray Berry, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Gravois (C) Robert Penick | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Johnson (SG) Nathaniel Hatch | |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach is hacked by John Gravois - foul #1 on John Gravois, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (PF) Jack Mijares | |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | John Gravois snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece misses the turnaround from close range | 50-45 |
| 08:28 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith misses short on an open shot from the left block | 50-45 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | John Gravois makes the wide open floater in the paint on a nice dish by Gary McNeece | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary McNeece (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ray Berry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Hager (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Gravois (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Anthony Rosenow (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jonathan Leach and he's hacked by Todd Hager - foul #2 on Todd Hager, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (PG), Scott Astorga (SG), Jason Osuna (SF), Danny Reynolds (PF), Robert Penick (C) Edward Ward, Gary McNeece, Ray Berry, Todd Hager, John Gravois | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch (PG), Patrick Orcholski (SF), Mark Jones (PF) Jonathan Leach, Anthony Rosenow, Kenneth Smith | |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling misses the free throw | 52-47 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Jason Osuna snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | David Scruggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee (C) Manuel Spradling | |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 52-47 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Penick grabs the defensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 06:16 | Mississippi State | Dustin Larrabee is called for the reach on Robert Penick - foul #1 on Dustin Larrabee, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Gravois (C) Robert Penick | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG) William Johnson | |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | David Scruggs is hacked by Nathaniel Hatch - foul #4 on Nathaniel Hatch, team foul #5 | 52-47 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | Jason Osuna scores on a floater in the lane | 54-47 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Berry (SF), Todd Hager (PF) Jason Osuna, Danny Reynolds | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (PG), Kenneth Smith (C) Devon Graham, Patrick Orcholski | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Mark Jones denies the turnaround by David Scruggs | 54-47 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | David Scruggs misses the tip | 54-47 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Dustin Larrabee | 54-47 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee makes the jumper from the right side | 54-49 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Leach picks off the pass by David Scruggs in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 04:33 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Dustin Larrabee, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Ward (PG), Gary McNeece (SG), Danny Reynolds (PF), Robert Penick (C) David Scruggs, Scott Astorga, Todd Hager, John Gravois | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), Anthony Rosenow (SF), Manuel Spradling (PF) Nathaniel Hatch, Dustin Larrabee, Mark Jones | |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds drills a driving attempt in the lane | 56-49 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | Edward Ward steals it from Anthony Rosenow | 56-49 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward lays it in | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Ward - foul #4 on Edward Ward, team foul #9 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Osuna (SF) Ray Berry | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Johnson (SG), Patrick Orcholski (SF), Mark Jones (PF) Devon Graham, Anthony Rosenow, Kenneth Smith | |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Edward Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary McNeece (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jason Osuna (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Danny Reynolds (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Penick (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Manuel Spradling (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-51 |
| 03:08 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling misses badly on a floater in the lane | 60-51 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Danny Reynolds gets the rebound | 60-51 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 03:01 | Tennessee | Mark Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 60-51 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Scott Astorga (SG), Ray Berry (SF), Todd Hager (PF), John Gravois (C) Gary McNeece, Jason Osuna, Danny Reynolds, Robert Penick | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch (PG), Devon Graham (SG), Dustin Larrabee (PF) Jonathan Leach, William Johnson, Mark Jones | |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski is hacked by Ray Berry - foul #3 on Ray Berry, team foul #10 | 60-51 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward is hacked by Nathaniel Hatch in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nathaniel Hatch, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Johnson (SG) Nathaniel Hatch | |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Devon Graham is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager snags the defensive board | 61-53 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 61-53 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-53 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Edward Ward buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from Ray Berry | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | John Gravois is called for the reach on Devon Graham - foul #2 on John Gravois, team foul #11 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (PG), Mark Jones (PF), Kenneth Smith (C) William Johnson, Dustin Larrabee, Manuel Spradling | |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Devon Graham makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Devon Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Ray Berry misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 63-55 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Devon Graham snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Devon Graham misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 63-55 |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | Mark Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski is fouled on the floor by Ray Berry - foul #4 on Ray Berry, team foul #12 | 63-55 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Ray Berry is fouled on the floor by Patrick Orcholski - foul #2 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Ray Berry misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Mark Jones snags the defensive board | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Devon Graham misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 63-56 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 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 motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Leach is called for the reach on Todd Hager in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SG) Scott Astorga | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach is hacked by Edward Ward - foul #5 on Edward Ward, team foul #13 | 65-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (PG), Scott Astorga (SG) Edward Ward, Gary McNeece | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach makes the 1st free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager is hacked by Jonathan Leach in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #10 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SG) Scott Astorga | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Todd Hager makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Devon Graham makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jonathan Leach | 67-61 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece is fouled in the backcourt by Devon Graham - foul #1 on Devon Graham, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-61 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi State | John Gravois snags the defensive board | 69-61 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | Jonathan Leach is called for the reach on John Gravois in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #12 | 69-61 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | John Gravois misses the 1st free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | John Gravois makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Devon Graham is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Devon Graham, team foul #13 | 70-61 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Devon Graham is called for the reach on John Gravois in the backcourt - foul #3 on Devon Graham, team foul #14 | 70-61 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | John Gravois makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | John Gravois makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-61 |
| 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 fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | David Scruggs runs out the clock | 72-61 |