| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) SG - Dustin Aldrich (fresh) SF - Miladen Stachowski (fresh) PF - Scott Wright (fresh) C - William Felton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) SF - Santiago Martin (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Edward Work (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | William Felton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:51 | Tennessee | William Felton is hacked by Edward Work - foul #1 on Edward Work, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Dustin Aldrich | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Edward Work hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Felton - foul #1 on William Felton, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi State | Edward Work makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | William Felton scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Dustin Aldrich | 4-1 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stacy McKenny | 4-3 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-3 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Edward Work tips it but misses | 6-3 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Dustin Aldrich | 6-3 |
| 18:19 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Edward Work grabs the defensive rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Edward Work throws it down on a great pass from John Smith | 6-5 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by William Felton | 8-5 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | John Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano (PF), John Doner (C) Scott Wright, William Felton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Michael Robinson (SG), David Morris (SF), Justin Rushenberg (PF), Zesiro Afshari (C) Stacy McKenny, Ray Burdette, Santiago Martin, John Smith, Edward Work | |
| 17:03 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Rushenberg | 8-5 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Zesiro Afshari snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | David Morris connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Robinson | 8-7 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee | John Bradford is called for the reach on Andreas Russo - foul #1 on John Bradford, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Copher (PG), Kenneth Strickland (SG), Joe Williamson (SF) Andreas Russo, Dustin Aldrich, Miladen Stachowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:38 | Tennessee | Joe Williamson is called for traveling | 8-7 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano is fouled on the floor by Justin Rushenberg - foul #1 on Justin Rushenberg, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott Wright (PF) Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:56 | Tennessee | Joe Williamson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Anthony Copher (fresh) SG - Kenneth Strickland (fresh) SF - Joe Williamson (fresh) PF - Scott Wright (fresh) C - John Doner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Bradford (fresh) SG - Michael Robinson (fresh) SF - David Morris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) C - Zesiro Afshari (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | David Morris drills a shot from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Scott Wright misses short on a jumper in the lane | 8-9 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg can't connect on a floater from the right side | 8-9 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | David Morris tips it home | 8-11 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | Joe Williamson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-11 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Wright | 8-11 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | Anthony Copher travels with the ball | 8-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andreas Russo (PG), Dustin Aldrich (SG), Miladen Stachowski (SF), Gabriel Romano (PF), William Felton (C) Anthony Copher, Kenneth Strickland, Joe Williamson, Scott Wright, John Doner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), John Smith (SF), Edward Work (C) John Bradford, Michael Robinson, David Morris, Zesiro Afshari | |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Andreas Russo picks off the pass by Justin Rushenberg | 8-11 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-11 |
| 14:04 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-11 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Ray Burdette | 8-13 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski misses the jumpshot from the right side | 8-13 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Smith and the foul's on Gabriel Romano - foul #1 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #2 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott Wright (PF) Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Santiago Martin (SG), David Morris (SF) Stacy McKenny, Ray Burdette, Edward Work | |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg makes the free throw | 8-16 |
| 12:41 | Tennessee | John Bradford steals it from Miladen Stachowski | 8-16 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | John Bradford lays it in | 8-18 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | Scott Wright misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 8-18 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski tips it back up and in | 10-18 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg misses long on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Felton - foul #2 on William Felton, team foul #3 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland (SG), Joe Williamson (SF), John Doner (C) Dustin Aldrich, Miladen Stachowski, William Felton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), Edward Work (C) John Bradford, Santiago Martin, David Morris | |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-20 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Edward Work pulls down the rebound | 10-20 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Strickland (fresh) SF - Joe Williamson (fresh) PF - Scott Wright (fresh) C - John Doner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - Justin Rushenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Work (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 10-20 |
| 11:40 | Tennessee | Joe Williamson snags the defensive board | 10-20 |
| 11:32 | Tennessee | Justin Rushenberg takes the ball from Joe Williamson | 10-20 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | John Doner picks off the pass by Edward Work | 10-20 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Scott Wright banks in the layup and the foul's on Justin Rushenberg - foul #2 on Justin Rushenberg, team foul #4 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), Miladen Stachowski (SF), Gabriel Romano (PF) Andreas Russo, Kenneth Strickland, Joe Williamson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), John Bradford (SG), Santiago Martin (SF), David Morris (PF), Zesiro Afshari (C) Stacy McKenny, Ray Burdette, John Smith, Justin Rushenberg, Edward Work | |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Scott Wright misses the free throw | 12-20 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Zesiro Afshari grabs the board | 12-20 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Timothy Jolicoeur | 12-23 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | Scott Wright connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Dustin Aldrich | 14-23 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | David Morris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Jolicoeur and he's hacked by Dustin Aldrich - foul #1 on Dustin Aldrich, team foul #4 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Copher (PG) Scott Wright | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), John Smith (PF), Edward Work (C) Timothy Jolicoeur, John Bradford, Santiago Martin, Zesiro Afshari | |
| 10:15 | Mississippi State | David Morris misses the free throw | 14-25 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee | John Doner gets the rebound | 14-25 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 14-25 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny pulls down the rebound | 14-25 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Edward Work comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Anthony Copher - foul #1 on Anthony Copher, team foul #5 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jared Woods (C) John Doner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Michael Robinson (SF) Stacy McKenny, David Morris | |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Edward Work makes the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich buries a 3 from the left wing | 17-26 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | Miladen Stachowski steps in front of the Ray Burdette pass | 17-26 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Work - foul #2 on Edward Work, team foul #5 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andreas Russo (PG), Kenneth Strickland (SG), Joe Williamson (SF) Anthony Copher, Miladen Stachowski, Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Santiago Martin (SF), Zesiro Afshari (C) Ray Burdette, Michael Robinson, Edward Work | |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from John Smith | 19-28 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-28 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Zesiro Afshari pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny blows the layup but he's hacked by Joe Williamson - foul #1 on Joe Williamson, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott Wright (PF), John Doner (C) Jared Woods, Dustin Aldrich | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson (SF), David Morris (C) Santiago Martin, Zesiro Afshari | |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 08:09 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Scott Wright scores on a floater from the baseline | 21-30 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | John Smith is hacked by Scott Wright - foul #1 on Scott Wright, team foul #7 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski (SG) Joe Williamson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG), Santiago Martin (SF) Stacy McKenny, Michael Robinson | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | John Doner gets the rebound | 21-31 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Miladen Stachowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kenneth Strickland (fresh) PF - Scott Wright (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Doner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Bradford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santiago Martin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - David Morris (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski buries a shot near the basket and he's hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #6 | 23-31 |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski misses the free throw | 23-31 |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | David Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Miladen Stachowski - foul #1 on Miladen Stachowski, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Zesiro Afshari (C) John Bradford, David Morris | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | Santiago Martin blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Strickland | 23-33 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Zesiro Afshari grabs the defensive rebound | 23-33 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Zesiro Afshari clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Kenneth Strickland - foul #1 on Kenneth Strickland, team foul #9 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Copher (PG), Joe Williamson (SF) Andreas Russo, Kenneth Strickland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Michael Robinson (SF), David Morris (PF) Stacy McKenny, Santiago Martin, John Smith | |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Zesiro Afshari makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Zesiro Afshari makes the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | Anthony Copher misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski snags the offensive board | 23-35 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | John Doner misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 23-35 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | John Doner tips it home | 25-35 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | John Doner is called for the reach on Zesiro Afshari - foul #1 on John Doner, team foul #10 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), Gabriel Romano (PF), Jared Woods (C) Miladen Stachowski, Scott Wright, John Doner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Santiago Martin (SF), John Smith (PF) Ray Burdette, Michael Robinson, David Morris | |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Zesiro Afshari makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Zesiro Afshari misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano pulls down the rebound | 25-36 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich is fouled on the floor by Santiago Martin - foul #1 on Santiago Martin, team foul #7 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andreas Russo (PG), Kenneth Strickland (SF) Anthony Copher, Joe Williamson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG), David Morris (C) John Bradford, Zesiro Afshari | |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich misses the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich grabs the offensive board | 25-36 |
| 05:25 | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Dustin Aldrich | 27-36 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny is hacked by Dustin Aldrich - foul #2 on Dustin Aldrich, team foul #11 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Copher (SG) Dustin Aldrich | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (SG) Ray Burdette | |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Stacy McKenny - foul #1 on Stacy McKenny, team foul #8 | 27-37 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | John Smith hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Jared Woods - foul #1 on Jared Woods, team foul #12 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson (SF) Santiago Martin | |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | David Morris grabs the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | John Smith blows the dunk | 28-37 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-37 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | David Morris snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Stacy McKenny, team foul #9 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), Miladen Stachowski (SF), Scott Wright (PF), William Felton (C) Andreas Russo, Kenneth Strickland, Gabriel Romano, Jared Woods | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), Santiago Martin (SF), Justin Rushenberg (PF), Edward Work (C) Stacy McKenny, John Bradford, Michael Robinson, John Smith, David Morris | |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | William Felton is fouled on the floor by Edward Work - foul #3 on Edward Work, team foul #10 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Doner (C) Anthony Copher | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), John Smith (PF) Timothy Jolicoeur, Edward Work | |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | William Felton makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | William Felton makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg's floater is tipped away by John Doner | 30-37 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | William Felton pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Felton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Dustin Aldrich (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Miladen Stachowski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Wright (fresh) 6 pts. C - John Doner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Santiago Martin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | Scott Wright misses the lay-in | 30-37 |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | William Felton tips it back up and in | 32-37 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 32-37 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Justin Rushenberg | 32-37 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | John Smith is hacked by John Doner - foul #2 on John Doner, team foul #13 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andreas Russo (PG), Gabriel Romano (PF) Scott Wright, John Doner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), John Bradford (SG), Michael Robinson (SF) Stacy McKenny, Ray Burdette, Santiago Martin | |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | William Felton gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland (SF) Miladen Stachowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Morris (SF) Michael Robinson | |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | David Morris double dribbles | 32-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jared Woods (C) William Felton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG), Michael Robinson (SF), Zesiro Afshari (C) Timothy Jolicoeur, David Morris, John Smith | |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Justin Rushenberg is called for the reach on Jared Woods - foul #3 on Justin Rushenberg, team foul #11 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott Wright (PF) Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Santiago Martin (SF), John Smith (PF) Ray Burdette, Michael Robinson, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Jared Woods misses the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Jared Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 01:39 | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland grabs the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-38 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Santiago Martin | 32-38 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Zesiro Afshari blows the dunk | 32-38 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland pulls down the rebound | 32-38 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Jared Woods hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Andreas Russo and he's fouled by Zesiro Afshari - foul #1 on Zesiro Afshari, team foul #12 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski (SF), William Felton (C) Dustin Aldrich, Kenneth Strickland | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), Michael Robinson (SF), David Morris (C) Stacy McKenny, John Bradford, Santiago Martin, Zesiro Afshari | |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Jared Woods makes the free throw | 35-38 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Robinson | 35-41 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo is fouled on the floor by Timothy Jolicoeur - foul #1 on Timothy Jolicoeur, team foul #13 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Anthony Copher (PG), Gabriel Romano (PF) Jared Woods, Scott Wright | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), John Bradford (SG), Santiago Martin (SF), Zesiro Afshari (C) Timothy Jolicoeur, Ray Burdette, Michael Robinson, David Morris | |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Gabriel Romano - foul #2 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #14 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland (SF) Andreas Russo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), David Morris (C) Stacy McKenny, John Bradford, Zesiro Afshari | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | John Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | John Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Kenneth Strickland hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 37-43 |