| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Carmona (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cristopher Hamm (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Stein (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jerry Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregory Sinkler (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - William Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Roach inbounds the ball | 43-37 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is hacked by Cristopher Hamm - foul #3 on Cristopher Hamm, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-37 |
| 19:45 | Tennessee | William Reid gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | Jerry Flowers gets the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 19:24 | Tennessee | Michael Stein evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is fouled on the floor by Michael Stein - foul #1 on Michael Stein, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona's fadeaway is rejected by William Reid | 43-37 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the offensive board | 43-37 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | William Roach can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-37 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee | Michael Stein splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on William Roach - foul #3 on William Roach, team foul #1 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Michael Hilbert (PF) James Johnson, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Branan (PG), Douglas Snelson (PF) Cristopher Hamm, Gregory Sinkler | |
| 18:28 | Tennessee | Michael Stein makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee | Michael Stein makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 18:25 | Mississippi State | Michael Stein steps in front of the William Roach pass in the backcourt | 43-39 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Robert Branan lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Stein | 43-41 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 43-41 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to William Roach | 43-41 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | William Roach misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Douglas Snelson | 43-41 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee | William Reid banks in the layup set up by Robert Branan | 43-43 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert is called for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG), Robert James (SF), Bradly Kelly (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, William Roach, Michael Hilbert, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm (PG), Melvin Gebo (SG), Gregory Sinkler (PF), Steven Manning (C) Robert Branan, Michael Stein, Douglas Snelson, William Reid | |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-43 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | James Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Cristopher Hamm - foul #4 on Cristopher Hamm, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kirk Nichols (SG) Cristopher Hamm | |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | James Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Norman Jenkins | 46-43 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the left block set up by Kirk Nichols and the foul's on Bradly Kelly - foul #2 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #2 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith (SF) Jerry Flowers | |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler makes the free throw | 46-46 |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | James Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo misses the floater from the left wing | 46-46 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | James Johnson grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-46 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly tips it back up and in | 48-46 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler is hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Jeremy Taylor (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Fred Carmona (C) James Johnson, Norman Jenkins, Robert James, Bradly Kelly, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Branan (PG), Jerry Flowers (SF), Douglas Snelson (PF), William Reid (C) Melvin Gebo, Kirk Nichols, Gregory Sinkler, Steven Manning | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) C - Fred Carmona (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Branan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Meredith (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Flowers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Douglas Snelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Reid (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Tennessee | Jerry Flowers buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Stephen Meredith | 48-49 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Reid | 48-49 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona hits the finger roll set up by John Mason | 50-52 |
| 14:20 | Tennessee | Douglas Snelson buries a runner from the baseline set up by Stephen Meredith | 50-54 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Jerry Flowers is called for the reach on Fred Carmona - foul #3 on Jerry Flowers, team foul #4 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG), William Roach (SF), Bradly Kelly (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Jeremy Taylor, Michael Hilbert, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo (PG), Michael Stein (SG), Gregory Sinkler (PF), Steven Manning (C) Robert Branan, Stephen Meredith, Douglas Snelson, William Reid | |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | William Roach makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-54 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 13:47 | Tennessee | Steven Manning hits the follow up shot | 53-56 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | James Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly can't tip it in | 53-56 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | William Roach grabs the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 13:23 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 55-56 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Stein | 55-58 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | James Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-58 |
| 12:53 | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler grabs the board | 55-58 |
| 12:40 | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Melvin Gebo is called for the reach on Bradly Kelly - foul #2 on Melvin Gebo, team foul #5 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Robert James (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Fred Carmona (C) James Johnson, Norman Jenkins, William Roach, Bradly Kelly, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm (PG), Kirk Nichols (SG), Stephen Meredith (SF), William Reid (PF), Todd Smith (C) Melvin Gebo, Michael Stein, Jerry Flowers, Gregory Sinkler, Steven Manning | |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | John Mason is fouled on the floor by Kirk Nichols - foul #1 on Kirk Nichols, team foul #6 | 55-58 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the dunk | 55-58 |
| 11:53 | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm grabs the defensive rebound | 55-58 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm is hacked by Michael Hilbert - foul #1 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #4 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Snelson (PF) Todd Smith | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert James (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) C - Fred Carmona (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cristopher Hamm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Kirk Nichols (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Meredith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Douglas Snelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Reid (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | William Reid misses short on a floater from the right wing | 55-58 |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert James | 55-58 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses badly on a 3 from the right corner but the foul's on Kirk Nichols - foul #2 on Kirk Nichols, team foul #7 | 55-58 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 3rd free throw | 57-58 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | Douglas Snelson clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Fred Carmona - foul #2 on Fred Carmona, team foul #5 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Roach (SF) Robert James | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | Douglas Snelson makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | Douglas Snelson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | John Mason hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 57-60 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee | William Reid grabs the board | 57-60 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Michael Hilbert swats the layup by William Reid | 57-60 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | William Reid hits the follow up shot | 57-62 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | William Roach is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 57-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Bradly Kelly (PF) John Mason, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Branan (PG), Melvin Gebo (SG), Jerry Flowers (SF), Steven Manning (C) Cristopher Hamm, Kirk Nichols, Stephen Meredith, Douglas Snelson | |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Branan | 57-64 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 57-64 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee | Steven Manning drills a floater from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona is called for traveling | 57-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG), Robert James (SF), Richard Steib (C) Jeremy Taylor, Thomas Petty, William Roach, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm (PG), Michael Stein (SG), Gregory Sinkler (PF) Robert Branan, Melvin Gebo, William Reid | |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Michael Stein shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bradly Kelly - foul #3 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #6 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith (SF), Todd Smith (C) Jerry Flowers, Steven Manning | |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Michael Stein makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Michael Stein makes the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 59-68 |
| 08:57 | Tennessee | Michael Stein shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Cristopher Hamm | 59-70 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | James Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF), Fred Carmona (C) Bradly Kelly, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Branan (PG), Melvin Gebo (SG), Douglas Snelson (PF) Cristopher Hamm, Stephen Meredith, Gregory Sinkler | |
| 08:31 | Tennessee | Michael Stein shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 59-70 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the board | 59-70 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins loses the ball out of bounds | 59-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), William Roach (SF) James Johnson, Norman Jenkins, Robert James | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith (SF), William Reid (C) Michael Stein, Todd Smith | |
| 07:49 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-70 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Mason | 59-70 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 blk. C - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Branan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin Gebo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Stephen Meredith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. PF - Douglas Snelson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Reid (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-70 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | William Roach snags the offensive board | 59-70 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-70 |
| 07:05 | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin Gebo | 62-73 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert is hacked by Stephen Meredith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Meredith, team foul #8 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Robert James (SF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, William Roach, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm (PG), Kirk Nichols (SG), Michael Stein (SF), Steven Manning (C) Robert Branan, Melvin Gebo, Stephen Meredith, Douglas Snelson | |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 1st free throw | 63-73 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| 06:37 | Tennessee | Steven Manning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-73 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG), Bradly Kelly (PF) Thomas Petty, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Flowers (SF), Gregory Sinkler (PF) Kirk Nichols, William Reid | |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | James Johnson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 64-73 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Cristopher Hamm knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Flowers | 64-76 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | James Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Cristopher Hamm - foul #5 on Cristopher Hamm, team foul #9 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (SF) Robert James | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Branan (PG), Kirk Nichols (SG) Cristopher Hamm, Michael Stein | |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | James Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 65-76 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 66-76 |
| 05:57 | Tennessee | Gregory Sinkler tips it in | 66-78 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is open and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-78 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Norman Jenkins is called for the reach on Kirk Nichols - foul #2 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #7 | 68-78 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), William Roach (SF), Fred Carmona (C) James Johnson, Norman Jenkins, Jeremy Taylor, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Reid (C) Steven Manning | |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Kirk Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Kirk Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 68-79 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly gets the rebound | 68-79 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Kirk Nichols is called for the reach on Thomas Petty - foul #3 on Kirk Nichols, team foul #10 | 68-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo (PG), Stephen Meredith (SF) Robert Branan, Jerry Flowers | |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 1st free throw | 68-79 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | William Reid misses short on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Bradly Kelly - foul #4 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #8 | 69-79 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Stein (SG), Todd Smith (C) Kirk Nichols, Gregory Sinkler | |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | William Reid makes the 1st free throw | 69-80 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | William Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 69-81 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Mason | 71-81 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | William Reid misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bradly Kelly - foul #5 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #9 | 71-81 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Branan (PG), Jerry Flowers (SF), Douglas Snelson (PF) Melvin Gebo, Stephen Meredith, Todd Smith | |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | William Reid makes the 1st free throw | 71-82 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | William Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 71-83 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | Robert Branan takes the ball from William Roach | 71-83 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Robert Branan comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 71-83 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert gets the rebound | 71-83 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-83 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Robert James (SF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, William Roach, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kirk Nichols (SG), Steven Manning (C) Michael Stein, William Reid | |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Steven Manning buries a jump hook from close range | 71-85 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert James (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Branan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kirk Nichols (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Flowers (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Snelson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Manning (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Johnson | 74-85 |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Steven Manning can't throw it down | 74-85 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 74-85 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert's layup is rejected by Steven Manning | 74-85 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert tips it in | 76-85 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-85 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Roach (SF) Robert James | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo (PG), Michael Stein (SG), Stephen Meredith (SF), William Reid (C) Robert Branan, Kirk Nichols, Jerry Flowers, Steven Manning | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | Melvin Gebo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-85 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Manning (C) Douglas Snelson | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:35 | Mississippi State | Michael Stein steals it from William Roach in the backcourt | 76-85 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee | Stephen Meredith knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-88 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-88 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona (C) Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Branan (PG), Gregory Sinkler (PF) Melvin Gebo, Steven Manning | |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Stephen Meredith - foul #4 on Stephen Meredith, team foul #11 | 76-88 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG), Robert James (SF) James Johnson, Thomas Petty, William Roach | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Flowers (SF) Stephen Meredith | |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 77-88 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 78-88 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | William Reid misses short on a floater from the right side | 78-88 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona pulls down the rebound | 78-88 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | John Mason is open and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Norman Jenkins | 81-88 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | William Reid connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 81-90 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 81-90 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), William Roach (SF) John Mason, Norman Jenkins, Robert James | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | William Roach misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 81-90 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Branan | 81-90 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Robert Branan is hacked by James Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Johnson, team foul #10 | 81-90 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Snelson (PF) Gregory Sinkler | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Robert Branan makes the 1st free throw | 81-91 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Robert Branan makes the 2nd free throw | 81-92 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | William Roach hits a wide open 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Johnson | 84-92 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 84-92 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Douglas Snelson is hacked by Thomas Petty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Petty, team foul #11 | 84-92 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Douglas Snelson makes the 1st free throw | 84-93 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Douglas Snelson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-94 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi State | William Roach misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 84-94 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Douglas Snelson grabs the board | 84-94 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Robert Branan runs out the clock | 84-94 |