| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Minor (fresh) SG - David Jay (fresh) SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) C - Wilson Gill (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronald Weaver (fresh) SG - Matthew Price (fresh) SF - Paul Welch (fresh) PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) C - Victor Riding (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor is fouled on the floor by Ronald Weaver - foul #1 on Ronald Weaver, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Tennessee | Victor Riding pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson is hacked by Wilson Gill - foul #1 on Wilson Gill, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Tennessee | Paul Welch connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Weaver | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Timothy Gumbs | 3-3 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | Ronald Weaver is whistled for a carry | 3-3 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by David Jay | 5-3 |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Paul Welch connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 5-5 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi State | Ronald Weaver steps in front of the Robert Minor pass | 5-5 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Ronald Weaver lays it in | 5-7 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi State | David Jay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-10 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Stuart Logan | 7-10 |
| 16:27 | Tennessee | Paul Welch double dribbles | 7-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (PG), William Crigger (SG), David Tye (SF), Fred Marlar (C) Robert Minor, David Jay, Stuart Logan, Wilson Gill | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Pantano (SG) Matthew Price | |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose is hacked by Paul Welch - foul #1 on Paul Welch, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall (C) Timothy Gumbs | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn (PF) Dennis Williamson | |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | William Crigger double dribbles | 7-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Rooker (SG), Terry Hassinger (C) Ronald Weaver, Victor Riding | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bill Debose (fresh) SG - William Crigger (fresh) SF - David Tye (fresh) PF - Fred Marlar (fresh) C - Nicholas Hall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Pantano (fresh) SG - Donald Rooker (fresh) SF - Paul Welch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Maurice Littlejohn (fresh) C - Terry Hassinger (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | Donald Rooker connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Paul Welch | 7-13 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Robert Pantano picks off the pass by Bill Debose in the backcourt | 7-13 |
| 15:35 | Tennessee | Paul Welch blows the layup | 7-13 |
| 15:33 | Tennessee | Robert Pantano tips it home | 7-15 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Bill Debose is blocked by Maurice Littlejohn | 7-15 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose tips it home | 9-15 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | William Crigger picks off the pass by Maurice Littlejohn | 9-15 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose lays it up and in on a great pass from William Crigger | 11-15 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee | Bill Debose steals the ball from Maurice Littlejohn | 11-15 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | David Tye comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Terry Hassinger - foul #1 on Terry Hassinger, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Minor (PG), David Jay (SG), Timothy Gumbs (PF), Wilson Gill (C) Bill Debose, William Crigger, Fred Marlar, Nicholas Hall | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Weaver (PG), Matthew Price (SG), Dennis Williamson (PF), Victor Riding (C) Robert Pantano, Donald Rooker, Paul Welch, Terry Hassinger | |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | David Tye makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | David Tye misses the 2nd free throw | 12-15 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | David Tye grabs the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 13:57 | Mississippi State | David Tye pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Price - foul #1 on Matthew Price, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan (SF) David Tye | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rubin Broderick (SF) Maurice Littlejohn | |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | Rubin Broderick drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Weaver | 14-17 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-17 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Matthew Price connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Dennis Williamson | 17-20 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor is fouled on the floor by Ronald Weaver - foul #2 on Ronald Weaver, team foul #5 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Pantano (PG), Paul Welch (SF) Ronald Weaver, Rubin Broderick | |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-20 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs tips it in | 19-20 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Paul Welch is denied by Wilson Gill | 19-20 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | David Jay misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Matthew Price - foul #2 on Matthew Price, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Tye (SF), Fred Marlar (C) Stuart Logan, Wilson Gill | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Rooker (SG) Matthew Price | |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | David Jay makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | David Jay makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee | Victor Riding clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-20 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Minor (fresh) 8 pts. SG - David Jay (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Tye (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Marlar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Pantano (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Rooker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Welch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Victor Riding (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | David Tye misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Paul Welch - foul #2 on Paul Welch, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (PG), William Crigger (SG) Robert Minor, David Jay | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rubin Broderick (SF), Maurice Littlejohn (PF), Terry Hassinger (C) Paul Welch, Dennis Williamson, Victor Riding | |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | David Tye makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi State | David Tye misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Robert Pantano blows the layup | 22-20 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Rubin Broderick grabs the offensive board | 22-20 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Pantano | 22-22 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | David Tye is fouled on the floor by Maurice Littlejohn - foul #1 on Maurice Littlejohn, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Minor (PG), Wilson Gill (C) William Crigger, Timothy Gumbs | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | David Tye makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | David Tye makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn blows the layup but the foul's on David Tye - foul #1 on David Tye, team foul #2 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern (SF) David Tye | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson (PF), Victor Riding (C) Rubin Broderick, Terry Hassinger | |
| 10:42 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn misses the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Dennis Williamson is called for the reach on Fred Marlar - foul #1 on Dennis Williamson, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Jay (SG), Stuart Logan (SF) Bill Debose, Jerry Kern | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Fred Marlar makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 10:19 | Mississippi State | Fred Marlar misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 10:19 | Tennessee | Victor Riding gets the rebound | 25-23 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee | Victor Riding drills a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Stuart Logan - foul #1 on Stuart Logan, team foul #3 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall (PF) Fred Marlar | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 10:09 | Tennessee | Victor Riding makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | David Jay makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Wilson Gill | 28-26 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 28-26 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | David Jay gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | David Jay is whistled for a carry | 28-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (PG), Timothy Gumbs (PF) Robert Minor, Wilson Gill | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson (PG), Rubin Broderick (SF) Donald Rooker, Maurice Littlejohn | |
| 09:10 | Tennessee | Victor Riding loses the ball out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Tye (SF) Stuart Logan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Terry Hassinger (PF), Lazaro Gallo (C) Dennis Williamson, Victor Riding | |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee | Rubin Broderick pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee | Nicholas Hall swats the shot by Jerry Anderson | 28-26 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Bill Debose | 28-26 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-26 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | Rubin Broderick grabs the board | 28-26 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee | Terry Hassinger connects on the turnaround in the lane set up by Robert Pantano | 28-28 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Timothy Gumbs and the foul's on Jerry Anderson - foul #1 on Jerry Anderson, team foul #10 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Minor (PG), Stuart Logan (SF), Wilson Gill (C) David Jay, David Tye, Nicholas Hall | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Rooker (PG), Maurice Littlejohn (SF), Dennis Williamson (PF), Victor Riding (C) Robert Pantano, Rubin Broderick, Terry Hassinger, Lazaro Gallo | |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose misses the free throw | 30-28 |
| 07:37 | Tennessee | Victor Riding snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Minor (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bill Debose (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) PF - Timothy Gumbs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wilson Gill (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Donald Rooker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Anderson (fresh) SF - Maurice Littlejohn (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Williamson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Victor Riding (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | Victor Riding is hacked by Bill Debose - foul #1 on Bill Debose, team foul #4 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Crigger (SG), Fred Marlar (PF) Bill Debose, Timothy Gumbs | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Pantano (SG) Jerry Anderson | |
| 07:02 | Tennessee | Fred Marlar picks off the pass by Maurice Littlejohn | 30-28 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Fred Marlar misses the dunk | 30-28 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill snags the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor misses the jumpshot from the left side | 30-28 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee | Victor Riding is fouled on the floor by Wilson Gill - foul #2 on Wilson Gill, team foul #5 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Tye (SF), Timothy Gumbs (PF) Stuart Logan, Wilson Gill | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Rooker | 30-31 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | William Crigger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 30-31 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Dennis Williamson pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | Robert Pantano makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Dennis Williamson | 30-33 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by David Tye is denied by Victor Riding | 30-33 |
| 04:58 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Maurice Littlejohn misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Fred Marlar gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | William Crigger misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Pantano - foul #1 on Robert Pantano, team foul #11 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Jay (SG), Nicholas Hall (C) Robert Minor, Fred Marlar | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson (PG), Rubin Broderick (SF), Terry Hassinger (PF), Lazaro Gallo (C) Donald Rooker, Maurice Littlejohn, Dennis Williamson, Victor Riding | |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | William Crigger misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | William Crigger misses the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Terry Hassinger grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 04:35 | Tennessee | Lazaro Gallo is hacked by Nicholas Hall - foul #1 on Nicholas Hall, team foul #6 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (PG), Jerry Kern (SF) William Crigger, David Tye | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:20 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 30-33 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Rubin Broderick hits the follow up shot | 30-35 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Terry Hassinger denies the turnaround by Nicholas Hall | 30-35 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Terry Hassinger snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | Lazaro Gallo double dribbles | 30-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan (SF), Wilson Gill (C) Jerry Kern, Timothy Gumbs | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Weaver (PG), Matthew Price (SG), Paul Welch (SF) Jerry Anderson, Robert Pantano, Rubin Broderick | |
| 03:37 | Mississippi State | Lazaro Gallo picks off the pass by Stuart Logan | 30-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Bill Debose (fresh) 6 pts. SG - David Jay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) PF - Nicholas Hall (fresh) C - Wilson Gill (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronald Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Price (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Welch (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terry Hassinger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lazaro Gallo (fresh) | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee | Paul Welch misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Stuart Logan - foul #2 on Stuart Logan, team foul #7 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Minor (PG), Fred Marlar (PF) Bill Debose, Nicholas Hall | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Victor Riding (C) Lazaro Gallo | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee | Paul Welch makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 03:18 | Tennessee | Paul Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | David Jay misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Terry Hassinger | 30-37 |
| 02:46 | Tennessee | Matthew Price makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Paul Welch | 30-40 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill's pass is intercepted by Victor Riding | 30-40 |
| 02:18 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Victor Riding is denied by Wilson Gill | 30-40 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Wilson Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | David Jay misses the 3 from the right wing | 30-40 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | Victor Riding gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee | Victor Riding throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bill Debose (SG), David Tye (SF), Timothy Gumbs (PF) David Jay, Stuart Logan, Fred Marlar | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Rooker (SG), Dennis Williamson (PF), Maurice Littlejohn (C) Matthew Price, Terry Hassinger, Victor Riding | |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Donald Rooker is called for the reach on Robert Minor - foul #1 on Donald Rooker, team foul #12 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Nicholas Hall (C) Wilson Gill | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor misses the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Robert Minor makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 01:25 | Tennessee | Donald Rooker is whistled for a carry | 31-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Crigger (SG) Robert Minor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson (SG) Ronald Weaver | |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Bill Debose misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 31-40 |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Jerry Anderson pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Paul Welch misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-40 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs grabs the defensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | David Tye misses short on a floater from the left side | 31-40 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs grabs the offensive rebound | 31-40 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Timothy Gumbs scores on a jumper from the left wing | 33-40 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Paul Welch misses long on a fullcourt shot | 33-40 |