Overview
- Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored a team-high 18 points, including seven straight to open the second half and 12 after the break.
- Nate Ament added 16 points with two late three-point plays and finished the scoring on an alley-oop dunk from Bishop Boswell.
- Josh Hubbard led Mississippi State with 31 points and tied the program's career record for made 3-pointers.
- Tennessee controlled the glass 45-31 and shot 44% while holding the Bulldogs to 7-of-13 at the free-throw line.
- The Vols led 39-28 at halftime and by 23 at 63-40 before Mississippi State's 18-0 run cut it to five, then closed it out to move to 17-7 (7-4 SEC) as MSU fell to 11-13 (3-8), with Tennessee hosting LSU next and MSU visiting Ole Miss.