With Jarnell Stokes using all of his 280 pounds to get an advantage inside, Tennessee pulled off the first last-minute comeback of the NCAA tournament.
Stokes dominated inside as the Volunteers finally caught up in the closing minutes of regulation, then opened overtime with a three-point play that set up a 78-65 victory over Iowa on Wednesday night, finishing off the First Four.
The Alabama-Tennessee rivalry doesn't have the national relevance as it did in previous decades, but the series still has plenty of meaning to both teams.
Mississippi State might have a really good football team. The five straight games the Bulldogs have won to start the season would certainly indicate that's the case.