| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kenneth Smithey (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathaniel Allen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gary Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brandon Wiens (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie McCalpane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Toller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Harrington (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane inbounds the ball | 48-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Larry Harrington drills a shot from the right block and the foul's on Nathaniel Allen - foul #2 on Nathaniel Allen, team foul #1 | 48-24 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Larry Harrington misses the free throw | 48-24 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Allen | 48-24 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Eric Evans, team foul #2 | 48-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon (SF) Eric Evans | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Brandon Wiens drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Rowe | 48-26 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Gary Rowe takes the ball from Kenneth Smithey | 48-26 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane is hacked by Nathaniel Allen - foul #3 on Nathaniel Allen, team foul #3 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman (C) Nathaniel Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:08 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 48-26 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Smithey | 48-26 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon connects on the turnaround near the basket | 50-26 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | Brandon Wiens misses short on a shot from the left wing | 50-26 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | John Thompson gets the rebound | 50-26 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Blair Guess (PG) Kenneth Smithey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Hayne (PG), Glenn Kollman (SG), Elijah Saladino (SF), James Kasper (PF) Gary Rowe, Brandon Wiens, Willie McCalpane, Paul Toller | |
| 17:04 | Tennessee | Daniel Gordon picks off the pass by Glenn Kollman | 50-26 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Blair Guess | 52-26 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-26 |
| 16:29 | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon gets the rebound | 52-26 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Larry Harrington takes the ball from Daniel Gordon | 52-26 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee | Glenn Kollman is hacked by John Thompson - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #4 | 52-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Brimmer (SF), John Bergantzel (C) Daniel Gordon, Glenn Parker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Toller (PF) Larry Harrington | |
| 16:14 | Tennessee | Glenn Kollman is hacked by John Thompson - foul #3 on John Thompson, team foul #5 | 52-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randall Morrison (SG) John Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG), Brandon Wiens (SG) Albert Hayne, Glenn Kollman | |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | Elijah Saladino can't connect on a shot from the left side | 52-26 |
| 16:05 | Tennessee | James Kasper misses the tip | 52-26 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Paul Toller misses the tip | 52-26 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Blair Guess | 52-26 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Brandon Wiens steps in front of the Blair Guess pass in the backcourt | 52-26 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee | Brandon Wiens blows the layup | 52-26 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman snags the defensive board | 52-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Blair Guess (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Randall Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Douglas Brimmer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Hillman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Bergantzel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gary Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Wiens (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elijah Saladino (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Toller (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Kasper (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman's pass is intercepted by Elijah Saladino | 52-26 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Elijah Saladino comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-26 |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess gets the rebound | 52-26 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 52-26 |
| 14:55 | Tennessee | Paul Toller snags the defensive board | 52-26 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | Paul Toller blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Hillman - foul #1 on Michael Hillman, team foul #6 | 52-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG), John Thompson (SG), Eric Evans (SF), Glenn Parker (PF), Nathaniel Allen (C) Blair Guess, Randall Morrison, Douglas Brimmer, Michael Hillman, John Bergantzel | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Hayne (SG), Willie McCalpane (SF) Brandon Wiens, Elijah Saladino | |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | Paul Toller misses the 1st free throw | 52-26 |
| 14:49 | Tennessee | Paul Toller misses the 2nd free throw | 52-26 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker pulls down the rebound | 52-26 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Willie McCalpane - foul #2 on Willie McCalpane, team foul #1 | 52-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Glenn Kollman (SG), Larry Harrington (C) Gary Rowe, Paul Toller | |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen makes the 1st free throw | 53-26 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 53-26 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | James Kasper grabs the board | 53-26 |
| 14:19 | Tennessee | Glenn Kollman is fouled on the floor by Glenn Parker - foul #1 on Glenn Parker, team foul #7 | 53-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Toller (PF) James Kasper | |
| 14:19 | Tennessee | Glenn Kollman makes the 1st free throw | 53-27 |
| 14:19 | Tennessee | Glenn Kollman misses the 2nd free throw | 53-27 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Allen | 53-27 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | John Thompson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-27 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane grabs the board | 53-27 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-30 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-30 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Larry Harrington snags the defensive board | 53-30 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-30 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker pulls down the rebound | 53-30 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | John Thompson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Paul Toller - foul #3 on Paul Toller, team foul #2 | 53-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon (PG) Kenneth Smithey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG), Brandon Wiens (SG), James Kasper (PF) Glenn Kollman, Albert Hayne, Paul Toller | |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 54-30 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi State | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-30 |
| 12:41 | Tennessee | Daniel Gordon is called for the reach on James Kasper - foul #2 on Daniel Gordon, team foul #8 | 55-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman (C) Nathaniel Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:41 | Tennessee | James Kasper makes the 1st free throw | 55-31 |
| 12:41 | Tennessee | James Kasper makes the 2nd free throw | 55-32 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | John Thompson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 55-32 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane gets the rebound | 55-32 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Brandon Wiens makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Gary Rowe | 55-35 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | John Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-35 |
| 11:49 | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon hits the follow up shot | 57-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Gordon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Parker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Hillman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gary Rowe (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Wiens (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Willie McCalpane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Kasper (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Harrington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Daniel Gordon - foul #3 on Daniel Gordon, team foul #9 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Blair Guess (PG), John Bergantzel (C) Eric Evans, Glenn Parker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Elijah Saladino (SF) Willie McCalpane | |
| 11:38 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe makes the free throw | 57-38 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 57-38 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel tips it but misses | 57-38 |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Gary Rowe | 57-38 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-41 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Daniel Gordon drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-41 |
| 10:36 | Tennessee | Larry Harrington misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-41 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess gets the rebound | 60-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Larry Harrington picks off the pass by John Bergantzel | 60-41 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Elijah Saladino drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Rowe and the foul's on Blair Guess - foul #1 on Blair Guess, team foul #10 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG), Eric Evans (SF), Glenn Parker (PF), Nathaniel Allen (C) John Thompson, Daniel Gordon, Michael Hillman, John Bergantzel | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Hayne (PG), Glenn Kollman (SG), Paul Toller (PF) Gary Rowe, Brandon Wiens, James Kasper | |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Elijah Saladino makes the free throw | 60-44 |
| 09:39 | Mississippi State | Paul Toller steals it from Glenn Parker | 60-44 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee | Paul Toller hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-44 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen pulls down the rebound | 60-44 |
| 08:57 | Mississippi State | Blair Guess is called for traveling | 60-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Randall Morrison (SG) Blair Guess | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane (SF) Elijah Saladino | |
| 08:42 | Tennessee | Paul Toller misses the dunk attempt | 60-44 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans pulls down the rebound | 60-44 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Randall Morrison misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-44 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen grabs the offensive board | 60-44 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-44 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee | Paul Toller grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Kenneth Smithey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randall Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathaniel Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Albert Hayne (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glenn Kollman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Willie McCalpane (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Toller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Harrington (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 07:40 | Tennessee | Paul Toller's layup is rejected by Nathaniel Allen | 60-44 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 60-44 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne pulls down the rebound | 60-44 |
| 06:58 | Tennessee | Larry Harrington hits a jump hook in the paint | 60-46 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Albert Hayne steals it from Randall Morrison | 60-46 |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | Glenn Kollman misses the easy layup | 60-46 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen pulls down the rebound | 60-46 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Randall Morrison is fouled on the floor by Larry Harrington - foul #2 on Larry Harrington, team foul #3 | 60-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Blair Guess (PG), John Thompson (SG), Daniel Gordon (SF), Michael Hillman (PF), John Bergantzel (C) Kenneth Smithey, Randall Morrison, Eric Evans, Glenn Parker, Nathaniel Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG), Brandon Wiens (SG), Elijah Saladino (SF), James Kasper (C) Albert Hayne, Glenn Kollman, Willie McCalpane, Larry Harrington | |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | John Thompson's pass is intercepted by James Kasper | 60-46 |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | James Kasper knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Gary Rowe and he's hacked by John Bergantzel - foul #1 on John Bergantzel, team foul #11 | 60-48 |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | James Kasper makes the free throw | 60-49 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | John Thompson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Blair Guess | 63-49 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee | Paul Toller scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Brandon Wiens | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | John Bergantzel misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-51 |
| 04:29 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Brandon Wiens misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Hillman gets the rebound | 63-51 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Evans (SF), Glenn Parker (PF), Nathaniel Allen (C) Blair Guess, Michael Hillman, John Bergantzel | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane (SF) Elijah Saladino | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Thompson | 66-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Gordon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Thompson (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Parker (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathaniel Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gary Rowe (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brandon Wiens (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie McCalpane (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Paul Toller (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Kasper (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-51 |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans pulls down the rebound | 66-51 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | John Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-51 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Brandon Wiens can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-51 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Paul Toller tips it back up and in | 66-53 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Toller - foul #4 on Paul Toller, team foul #4 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Blair Guess (SG), Michael Hillman (SF), John Bergantzel (C) John Thompson, Eric Evans, Nathaniel Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Hayne (PG), Glenn Kollman (SG), Elijah Saladino (SF), Larry Harrington (C) Gary Rowe, Brandon Wiens, Willie McCalpane, Paul Toller | |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Glenn Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | Glenn Kollman makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Albert Hayne | 67-55 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Elijah Saladino steals the ball from Daniel Gordon | 67-55 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Elijah Saladino scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-58 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey (PG), John Thompson (SG), Eric Evans (SF), Nathaniel Allen (C) Daniel Gordon, Blair Guess, Michael Hillman, John Bergantzel | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG), Brandon Wiens (SG), Willie McCalpane (SF), Paul Toller (PF) Albert Hayne, Glenn Kollman, Elijah Saladino, James Kasper | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Glenn Parker | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane's floater is tipped away by Glenn Parker | 69-58 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Nathaniel Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey's floater is knocked away by Paul Toller | 69-58 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey misses the tip | 69-58 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Eric Evans misses the tip | 69-58 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Allen steps in front of the Larry Harrington pass | 69-58 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Smithey runs out the clock | 69-58 |