| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Tommy Newby (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lannon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Daniel Huston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Forsythe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| 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) | |
| 19:33 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Johnson | 27-32 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses short on a jumper from the right side | 27-32 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston grabs the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | James Lannon is hacked by Ronald Lee - foul #3 on Ronald Lee, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-32 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ronald Lee | 27-32 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Foluke Abdullah | 27-34 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby loses the dribble to Kevin Marsh | 27-34 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson dunks the ball on a great pass from Samuel Forsythe | 27-36 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | James Lannon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway snags the offensive board | 27-36 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Daniel Huston is blocked by Ronald Lee | 27-36 |
| 16:56 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson gets the rebound | 27-36 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Foluke Abdullah | 27-39 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston knocks in the driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by Samuel Forsythe - foul #1 on Samuel Forsythe, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), Richard Dubay (SF), Travis Butler (C) Tommy Newby, James Lannon, Hugh Calloway, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston misses the free throw | 29-39 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Lee | 29-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) SF - Richard Dubay (fresh) PF - Daniel Huston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Travis Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kevin Marsh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Samuel Forsythe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Lee (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Huston | 31-42 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Kouba steals it from Patrick Johnson | 31-42 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba banks in the layup | 33-42 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Patrick Johnson | 33-44 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Samuel Forsythe steals the ball from Daniel Huston | 33-44 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Patrick Johnson and he's hacked by Travis Butler - foul #2 on Travis Butler, team foul #1 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), James Lannon (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Damon Jordan (C) Jeffrey Kouba, Chad Blouin, Daniel Huston, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee misses the free throw | 33-46 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee loses the ball out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremiah Bahena (PF) Richard Dubay | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Chapman (PG) Patrick Johnson | |
| 13:14 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan is fouled on the floor by Samuel Forsythe - foul #2 on Samuel Forsythe, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Neil Venable (PF) Samuel Forsythe | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-46 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan tips it but misses | 33-46 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ronald Lee | 33-46 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Bahena - foul #1 on Jeremiah Bahena, team foul #2 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay (PF) Jeremiah Bahena | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson (PG), Tyrone Evans (PF) Robert Chapman, Ronald Lee | |
| 12:21 | Tennessee | Neil Venable makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Johnson | 33-48 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Lannon | 35-48 |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Tommy Newby is called for the reach on Foluke Abdullah - foul #2 on Tommy Newby, team foul #3 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG) Tommy Newby | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Chapman (SF), Samuel Forsythe (PF) Kevin Marsh, Tyrone Evans | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Lannon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Richard Dubay (fresh) C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 ast. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Forsythe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Neil Venable (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe tips it back up and in | 35-50 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Dubay - foul #1 on Richard Dubay, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin (SF), Daniel Huston (PF), Travis Butler (C) Hugh Calloway, Richard Dubay, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh (SF), Ronald Lee (C) Robert Chapman, Neil Venable | |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 10:23 | Mississippi State | James Lannon loses the ball out of bounds | 35-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG) James Lannon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Chapman (PG) Patrick Johnson | |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-51 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler pulls down the rebound | 35-51 |
| 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) | |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Chad Blouin | 37-51 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh's floater is tipped away by Travis Butler | 37-51 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 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) | |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba lays it up and in on a great pass from Tommy Newby | 39-51 |
| 09:05 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee banks in the layup on a nice dish by Foluke Abdullah | 39-53 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 08:47 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe hits a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Robert Chapman and he's hacked by Daniel Huston - foul #1 on Daniel Huston, team foul #5 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Lannon (SG), Hugh Calloway (SF), Damon Jordan (C) Tommy Newby, Chad Blouin, Travis Butler | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson (PG) Foluke Abdullah | |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe makes the free throw | 39-56 |
| 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) | |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | James Lannon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-56 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Patrick Johnson | 39-56 |
| 08:00 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Kouba - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kouba, team foul #6 | 39-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Settles (PG), Richard Dubay (PF) Jeffrey Kouba, Daniel Huston | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Rhodes (SF), Neil Venable (PF) Kevin Marsh, Samuel Forsythe | |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee blows the layup | 39-56 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Damon Jordan | 39-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Settles (fresh) SG - James Lannon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hugh Calloway (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Richard Dubay (fresh) C - Damon Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Rhodes (fresh) PF - Neil Venable (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Lee (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from James Lannon and the foul's on Neil Venable - foul #1 on Neil Venable, team foul #4 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah (SG), Tyrone Evans (PF) Larry Rhodes, Ronald Lee | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Hugh Calloway misses the free throw | 41-56 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Neil Venable grabs the board | 41-56 |
| 07:08 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-56 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee | Neil Venable snags the defensive board | 41-56 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Neil Venable | 41-58 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Richard Dubay is denied by Neil Venable | 41-58 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Damon Jordan snags the offensive board | 41-58 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay connects on the jump hook near the basket | 43-58 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | Hugh Calloway is called for the reach on Robert Chapman - foul #2 on Hugh Calloway, team foul #7 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tommy Newby (PG), Daniel Huston (PF), Travis Butler (C) James Settles, Richard Dubay, Damon Jordan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh (SF), Samuel Forsythe (PF), Ronald Lee (C) Patrick Johnson, Tyrone Evans, Neil Venable | |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler grabs the board | 43-58 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | James Lannon clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-58 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | Daniel Huston pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Kevin Marsh picks off the pass by Daniel Huston | 43-58 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman makes the floater from the right side set up by Samuel Forsythe | 43-60 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | Foluke Abdullah takes the ball from James Lannon | 43-60 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah lays it up and in | 43-62 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Travis Butler, team foul #8 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Kouba (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), James Settles (SF), Richard Dubay (PF) Tommy Newby, James Lannon, Hugh Calloway, Daniel Huston | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson (PG) Foluke Abdullah | |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Settles - foul #1 on James Settles, team foul #9 | 43-62 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 43-63 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 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) | |
| 03:34 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe loses the dribble to Jeffrey Kouba | 43-63 |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin banks in the layup set up by Jeffrey Kouba | 45-63 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeffrey Kouba (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Settles (fresh) PF - Richard Dubay (fresh) 2 pts. C - Travis Butler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 ast. SG - Robert Chapman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Marsh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 stl. PF - Samuel Forsythe (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Lee (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-63 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman grabs the offensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 45-63 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay pulls down the rebound | 45-63 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by James Settles | 48-63 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee's dunk attempt is rejected by Travis Butler | 48-63 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Richard Dubay | 48-63 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | Chad Blouin evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Johnson | 51-66 |
| 01:18 | Mississippi State | James Settles is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 51-66 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson misses the 3 from the right wing | 51-66 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Travis Butler gets the rebound | 51-66 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Samuel Forsythe - foul #3 on Samuel Forsythe, team foul #5 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah (SG) Robert Chapman | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay makes the 1st free throw | 52-66 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay misses the 2nd free throw | 52-66 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Samuel Forsythe | 52-66 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Patrick Johnson | 52-68 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Richard Dubay lays it up and in | 54-68 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson runs out the clock | 54-68 |