| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kurt Macon (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Frank Kendall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jarogniew Zins (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Westmoreland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt inbounds the ball | 30-19 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-19 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-19 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins tips it in | 30-21 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jason Cox | 33-21 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-21 |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox snags the defensive board | 33-21 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-21 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling grabs the offensive rebound | 33-21 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling makes the runner in the lane set up by Robert Cooper | 35-21 |
| 17:36 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-21 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper pulls down the rebound | 35-21 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana is whistled for a carry | 35-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (PG), John Jackson (SF), Russell Titcomb (C) Jason Cox, Ronald Sterling, Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Logue (C) John Westmoreland | |
| 17:15 | Tennessee | Russell Titcomb swats the layup by Frank Kendall | 35-21 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-21 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Frank Kendall | 35-23 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Frank Kendall denies the turnaround by Randal McDavitt | 35-23 |
| 16:33 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon snags the defensive board | 35-23 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Cameron | 35-25 |
| 15:53 | Mississippi State | Frank Kendall picks off the pass by John Jackson | 35-25 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Jackson (fresh) PF - Randal McDavitt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kurt Macon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Frank Kendall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Jarogniew Zins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Logue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Kurt Macon | 35-28 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Kurt Macon takes the ball from Randal McDavitt | 35-28 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | John Levi is called for the reach on Steven Cameron - foul #1 on John Levi, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Myron Sykora (SF), Ronald Sterling (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Robert Cooper, John Jackson, Randal McDavitt, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luke Liberty (PG), Kevin Hanke (SG), Kevin Russo (SF), Adam Sanders (PF), John Westmoreland (C) Steven Cameron, Kurt Macon, Frank Kendall, Jarogniew Zins, Joshua Logue | |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Adam Sanders and he's fouled by Ronald Sterling - foul #2 on Ronald Sterling, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG) John Levi | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland misses the free throw | 35-30 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 35-30 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 14:24 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 14:22 | Tennessee | Adam Sanders tips it but misses | 35-30 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling is fouled on the floor by Adam Sanders - foul #1 on Adam Sanders, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora comes up short on the shot from the right side | 35-30 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Luke Liberty | 35-30 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke loses the dribble to Ronald Sterling | 35-30 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Myron Sykora, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (SG), Manuel Twitchell (SF) Dominic Costa, Myron Sykora | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (PG), Joshua Logue (PF) Luke Liberty, Adam Sanders | |
| 13:12 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-30 |
| 12:52 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kevin Russo | 35-30 |
| 12:26 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Westmoreland | 35-33 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Westmoreland - foul #3 on John Westmoreland, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper (SG), Randal McDavitt (SF), Russell Titcomb (PF) Jason Cox, Manuel Twitchell, Ronald Sterling | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Kendall (SF), Jarogniew Zins (PF) Kevin Russo, John Westmoreland | |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 12:02 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Kevin Hanke | 36-36 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-36 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Titcomb (fresh) 3 blk. C - Frankie Aldana (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Kendall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Jarogniew Zins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Logue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke is hacked by Russell Titcomb - foul #2 on Russell Titcomb, team foul #4 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Jackson (SF) Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Macon (SG), George Dexter (C) Kevin Hanke, Joshua Logue | |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall's floater is knocked away by Russell Titcomb | 36-36 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | John Jackson grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Steven Cameron steals the ball from John Levi | 36-36 |
| 11:05 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon lays it up and in on a great pass from Steven Cameron | 36-38 |
| 10:43 | Mississippi State | Jarogniew Zins is called for the reach on Randal McDavitt - foul #1 on Jarogniew Zins, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Ronald Sterling (PF) John Levi, Randal McDavitt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luke Liberty (PG), Kevin Hanke (SG), John Westmoreland (C) Steven Cameron, Kurt Macon, George Dexter | |
| 10:26 | Mississippi State | Russell Titcomb's floater is tipped away by Jarogniew Zins | 36-38 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-41 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Jarogniew Zins takes the ball from Jason Cox | 36-41 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Westmoreland | 36-43 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | John Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-43 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses the tip | 36-43 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi State | John Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | John Jackson is hacked by John Westmoreland - foul #4 on John Westmoreland, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Levi (SG), Manuel Twitchell (SF), Randal McDavitt (PF), Frankie Aldana (C) Robert Cooper, John Jackson, Ronald Sterling, Russell Titcomb | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (PG), Kevin Russo (SF), Kurt Macon (PF), Joshua Logue (C) Luke Liberty, Frank Kendall, Jarogniew Zins, John Westmoreland | |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Manuel Twitchell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Cox | 36-43 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | John Levi hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Frankie Aldana | 39-43 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Frankie Aldana | 39-43 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox is hacked by Steven Cameron - foul #2 on Steven Cameron, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa (SG), Myron Sykora (SF) Jason Cox, Manuel Twitchell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luke Liberty (SG) Kevin Hanke | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Dominic Costa can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-43 |
| 07:34 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt gets the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Levi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dominic Costa (fresh) SF - Myron Sykora (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Frankie Aldana (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Luke Liberty (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Russo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kurt Macon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. C - Joshua Logue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Mississippi State | John Levi misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-43 |
| 07:02 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue grabs the offensive board | 39-43 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Luke Liberty | 39-46 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Myron Sykora | 41-46 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | Kevin Russo knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Joshua Logue | 41-48 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jason Cox (PG), Robert Cooper (SG), Ronald Sterling (PF) John Levi, Dominic Costa, Randal McDavitt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke (SG), Frank Kendall (SF), Jarogniew Zins (PF), John Westmoreland (C) Luke Liberty, Kevin Russo, Kurt Macon, Joshua Logue | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Jarogniew Zins denies the turnaround by Frankie Aldana | 41-48 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Hanke | 41-51 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-51 |
| 04:45 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland is hacked by Jason Cox - foul #1 on Jason Cox, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt (C) Frankie Aldana | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 44-51 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Cox and he's fouled by Frank Kendall - foul #1 on Frank Kendall, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses the free throw | 46-51 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper hits a 3 from straight away | 49-51 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-51 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | Randal McDavitt grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 03:25 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke drills a shot from the baseline | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jason Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Myron Sykora (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ronald Sterling (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Randal McDavitt (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Kendall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Jarogniew Zins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - John Westmoreland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Ronald Sterling drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Jason Cox | 51-53 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Steven Cameron | 51-55 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-55 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall lays it up and in set up by Jarogniew Zins | 51-57 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper tips it home | 53-57 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Kevin Hanke and the foul's on Robert Cooper - foul #1 on Robert Cooper, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana (C) Randal McDavitt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins misses the free throw | 53-59 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall grabs the offensive rebound | 53-59 |
| 01:28 | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins misses the easy layup | 53-59 |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Cooper | 53-59 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-59 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Jason Cox connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Frankie Aldana | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Jason Cox is called for the reach on Frank Kendall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Cox, team foul #7 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Adam Sanders (PF) Jarogniew Zins | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall misses the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Ronald Sterling | 59-63 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Jason Cox is called for the reach on Frank Kendall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Cox, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Macon (PF) Adam Sanders | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana is fouled on the floor by John Westmoreland - foul #5 on John Westmoreland, team foul #7 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins (PF), Joshua Logue (C) Kurt Macon, John Westmoreland | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Frank Kendall | 59-65 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Jason Cox is called for the reach on Frank Kendall in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Cox, team foul #9 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Macon (PF), Adam Sanders (C) Jarogniew Zins, Joshua Logue | |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-67 |
| 00:12 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana grabs the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Myron Sykora clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-67 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | Frankie Aldana gets the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper misses the 3 from straight away | 59-67 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper grabs the offensive board | 59-67 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Cooper connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron runs out the clock | 62-67 |