LIVE Updates: Tennessee vs. Mississippi State

The Tennessee Volunteers are gearing up to take on Mississippi State. Volunteer Country has readers updated with the latest news and information.

The Volunteers hope to put their best foot forward against the Mississippi State Bulldogs but must do so without one of their best players. Santiago Vescovi is out tonight, according to a report from GoVols 247.

However, they got a strong performance from Uros Plavsic last game. This may be an opportunity for him to establish himself, as he logged 19 points and three rebounds against Kentucky.

Head coach Rick Barnes stressed the importance of finding your footing after tough losses. The best teams in March bounce back from these moments in the regular season.

This isn't college football. Teams will have missteps in the regular season, but their response dictates how the season unfolds. Mississippi State presents a difficult challenge; the Bulldogs are one of the best defensive teams in the conference, but Tennessee already routed them a few games ago.

They come at the right time in the schedule, but the Volunteers must execute on both sides.

How To Watch Tennessee @ Mississippi State

• Gameday: Tuesday, January 17th, 2023.
• Game time: 7:00 pm ET
• TV: ESPN2
• Stadium: Humphrey Coliseum (Mississippi State, Mississippi)
• Live stream on fuboTV: Start with a 7-day free trial!

First Half

(2-0), 18:49 - Mississippi State's Tolu Smith makes a layup on a pass from Dashawn Davis to kick the night off.

(2-2), 18:19 - Josiah Jordan-James hits a jumper to kick off the scoring for the Volunteers.

(5-5), 16:06 - Julian Phillips cans a three from the wing to even things at five apiece.

(12-5), 13:07 - Shakeel Moore hits a transition three to give the Bulldogs a seven-point lead and all the momentum.

(13-10), 11:19 - Zakai Zeigler makes a jumper off a pass from Olivier Nkamhoua.

(19-10), 6:48 - Moore gets a layup in transition to push the lead toward double figures.

(19-13), 5:03 - Jordan-James makes a needed three on a pass from Jahmai Mashack to break a scoring drought.

(23-21), 1:07 - Zeigler makes a crafty layup off the window after a long delay.

(23-23), 0:34 - Phillips gets an offensive rebound and puts it back up to even up the score.

(23-23), 0:00 - Tennessee evens things up heading into halftime and is positioned well heading into the second half.

Second Half

(33-33), 16:10 - Jordan-James hits a contested three from the wing to once again even things up.

(38-33), 14:07 - Zeigler cans a three from the top of the key for a five-point lead.

(46-46), 9:25 - Phillips follows up another miss with a putback slam.

(61-55), 4:34 - Jordan-James nails a three on a pass from Zeigler for another three to open the lead-up.

(64-55), 2:48 - Olivier Nkamhoua makes a three to move the lead toward nine, the biggest advantage of the day for the Volunteers.

(68-59), 1:23 - Mississippi State's DJ Jeffries makes a layup to get the Tennessee lead inside ten.

(70-59), 0:00 - Tennessee outlasts Mississippi State to get back in the win column.

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