| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Bixler (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Patrick Weimer (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Dustin Stocks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Colclough (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Brousseau (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brice Steele (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. SF - Ryan Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Reel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Pratt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Ryan Webster inbounds the ball | 22-29 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-29 |
| 19:41 | Clemson | Dustin Stocks grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 19:15 | Clemson | Patrick Weimer misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Ryan Webster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Wilson Prewett (SG) John Bixler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 18:48 | Clemson | Paul Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Brousseau - foul #1 on Richard Brousseau, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| 18:22 | Clemson | Paul Smith is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Bixler (SG) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Damron (C) Joseph Pratt | |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 17:58 | Clemson | Wilson Prewett grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 17:34 | Clemson | Dustin Stocks misses the lay-in but the foul's on Steven Reel - foul #1 on Steven Reel, team foul #2 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Justin Kimura (SG) John Bixler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Davis (SF), Ted Schultz (C) Ryan Webster, Steven Reel | |
| 17:34 | Clemson | Dustin Stocks makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 17:34 | Clemson | Dustin Stocks makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele is hacked by Frank Colclough - foul #1 on Frank Colclough, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Bixler (SG) Justin Kimura | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt (C) Ted Schultz | |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Jim Damron can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 24-29 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau grabs the offensive rebound | 24-29 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | Paul Davis can't throw it down but he's hacked by Dustin Stocks - foul #1 on Dustin Stocks, team foul #3 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Clemson | Justin Kimura (SG), Louis Wagner (C) John Bixler, Dustin Stocks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Schultz (PF) Jim Damron | |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | Paul Davis makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi State | Paul Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 16:37 | Clemson | Patrick Weimer gets the rebound | 24-30 |
| 16:35 | Clemson | Wilson Prewett double dribbles in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Joseph Pratt | 24-33 |
| 16:00 | Clemson | Louis Wagner misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Ted Schultz - foul #2 on Ted Schultz, team foul #3 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Smith (PG), John Bixler (SG), Dustin Stocks (PF) Wilson Prewett, Patrick Weimer, Frank Colclough | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins (PG), Steven Reel (PF) Richard Brousseau, Joseph Pratt | |
| 16:00 | Clemson | Louis Wagner makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 16:00 | Clemson | Louis Wagner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Bixler (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Justin Kimura (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Stocks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brice Steele (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. SF - Paul Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Reel (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Ted Schultz (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Paul Davis misses the dunk | 26-33 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Steven Reel tips it back up and in | 26-35 |
| 15:40 | Clemson | Paul Davis picks off the pass by John Bixler in the backcourt | 26-35 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Ted Schultz buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Timothy Hawkins | 26-37 |
| 15:31 | Clemson | Paul Smith is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | Wilson Prewett (SG), Patrick Weimer (SF), Frank Colclough (PF) John Bixler, Justin Kimura, Dustin Stocks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Webster (SF), Jim Damron (C) Paul Davis, Ted Schultz | |
| 15:18 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Ryan Webster grabs the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Patrick Weimer steals it from Brice Steele | 26-37 |
| 14:41 | Clemson | Frank Colclough knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Weimer | 29-37 |
| 14:28 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-37 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Reel | 29-37 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Steven Reel misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Louis Wagner - foul #4 on Louis Wagner, team foul #4 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Bixler (SG), Dustin Stocks (PF) Wilson Prewett, Louis Wagner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau (PG), George Ewing (SG), Paul Davis (SF), Joseph Pratt (C) Timothy Hawkins, Brice Steele, Ryan Webster, Jim Damron | |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Steven Reel makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 14:10 | Mississippi State | Steven Reel makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 13:46 | Clemson | Frank Colclough misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-39 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Steven Reel | 29-39 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau is open and scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Paul Davis | 29-41 |
| 13:02 | Clemson | Frank Colclough misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 13:00 | Clemson | The offensive rebound goes to Dustin Stocks | 29-41 |
| 12:41 | Clemson | Frank Colclough misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-41 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Steven Reel grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau can't finish the layup | 29-41 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt tips it in | 29-43 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:19 | Clemson | John Bixler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-43 |
| Subs | Clemson | Wilson Prewett (SG), Justin Kimura (SF), Louis Wagner (C) John Bixler, Patrick Weimer, Frank Colclough | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins (PG), Brice Steele (SG), Ryan Webster (SF), Jim Damron (PF), Ted Schultz (C) Richard Brousseau, George Ewing, Paul Davis, Steven Reel, Joseph Pratt | |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Louis Wagner steals it from Ryan Webster | 29-43 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Wilson Prewett (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Justin Kimura (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dustin Stocks (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Wagner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brice Steele (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. SF - Ryan Webster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Damron (fresh) C - Ted Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Clemson | Wilson Prewett hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 32-43 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Ryan Webster drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Timothy Hawkins | 32-46 |
| 11:04 | Clemson | Paul Smith connects on the fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Timothy Hawkins - foul #1 on Timothy Hawkins, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | John Bixler (SG), Patrick Weimer (SF) Justin Kimura, Louis Wagner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt (C) Jim Damron | |
| 11:04 | Clemson | Paul Smith makes the free throw | 35-46 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins is hacked by Wilson Prewett - foul #1 on Wilson Prewett, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Clemson | Frank Colclough (C) John Bixler | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau (PG), Paul Davis (PF) Timothy Hawkins, Ted Schultz | |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Colclough | 35-46 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Paul Davis tips it back up and in | 35-48 |
| 10:23 | Clemson | Patrick Weimer scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 37-48 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-48 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt tips it home | 37-50 |
| 10:01 | Clemson | Richard Brousseau picks off the pass by Patrick Weimer in the backcourt | 37-50 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-50 |
| 09:44 | Clemson | Paul Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 09:15 | Clemson | Wilson Prewett connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 39-50 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Ryan Webster is open but comes up short on the shot from the left block | 39-50 |
| 08:46 | Clemson | Frank Colclough pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 08:27 | Clemson | Wilson Prewett clanks a 3 from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Ryan Webster is alone and drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Brousseau | 39-52 |
| 08:03 | Clemson | Dustin Stocks can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Paul Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Paul Smith (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wilson Prewett (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Weimer (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Stocks (tired) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Colclough (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Brousseau (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brice Steele (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. SF - Ryan Webster (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Pratt (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 39-52 |
| 07:34 | Clemson | Dustin Stocks grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 07:34 | Clemson | Clemson calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 39-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Justin Kimura (PG), John Bixler (SG), Louis Wagner (C) Paul Smith, Wilson Prewett, Frank Colclough | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins (PG), George Ewing (SG), Steven Reel (PF), Jim Damron (C) Richard Brousseau, Ryan Webster, Paul Davis, Joseph Pratt | |
| 07:20 | Clemson | Justin Kimura hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Jim Damron grabs the board | 39-52 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Jim Damron is hacked by Louis Wagner - foul #5 on Louis Wagner, team foul #6 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Wilson Prewett (PG), Frank Colclough (C) Patrick Weimer, Louis Wagner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Justin Kimura - foul #1 on Justin Kimura, team foul #7 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Clemson | Paul Smith (PG), Patrick Weimer (SF) Wilson Prewett, Justin Kimura | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele misses the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 06:40 | Clemson | The rebound goes to Dustin Stocks | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:28 | Clemson | Dustin Stocks is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Dustin Stocks, team foul #8 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Webster (SF) Brice Steele | |
| 06:08 | Mississippi State | George Ewing knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Reel | 39-55 |
| 05:59 | Clemson | Paul Smith is whistled for a carry | 39-55 |
| Subs | Clemson | Wilson Prewett (PG) Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clifford Lewis (SG), Ted Schultz (C) George Ewing, Jim Damron | |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins can't connect on a jumper from close range | 39-55 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Steven Reel grabs the offensive board | 39-55 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Clifford Lewis lays it in uncontested set up by Steven Reel | 39-57 |
| 05:11 | Clemson | Wilson Prewett is fouled on the floor by Ted Schultz - foul #3 on Ted Schultz, team foul #5 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Clemson | Cecil Wallace (SG), Justin Kimura (SF), Daniel Yang (PF), Sammy Smolen (C) John Bixler, Patrick Weimer, Dustin Stocks, Frank Colclough | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau (PG), Brice Steele (SG), Paul Davis (SF) Timothy Hawkins, Clifford Lewis, Ryan Webster | |
| 05:06 | Clemson | Justin Kimura scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-57 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 42-57 |
| 04:49 | Clemson | Sammy Smolen grabs the board | 42-57 |
| 04:37 | Clemson | Brice Steele steals it from Sammy Smolen | 42-57 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele lays it up and in | 42-59 |
| 04:32 | Clemson | Wilson Prewett is hacked by Richard Brousseau in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Brousseau, team foul #6 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jim Damron (PF), Joseph Pratt (C) Steven Reel, Ted Schultz | |
| 04:23 | Clemson | Justin Kimura can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Paul Davis knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Brousseau | 42-61 |
| 03:49 | Clemson | Joseph Pratt is called for the reach on Justin Kimura - foul #1 on Joseph Pratt, team foul #7 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clifford Lewis (PG) Richard Brousseau | |
| 03:49 | Clemson | Justin Kimura misses the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt grabs the board | 42-61 |
| Lineup | Clemson | PG - Wilson Prewett (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Wallace (fresh) SF - Justin Kimura (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Daniel Yang (fresh) C - Sammy Smolen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Clifford Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brice Steele (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. SF - Paul Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jim Damron (fresh) C - Joseph Pratt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Jim Damron knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 42-63 |
| 03:31 | Clemson | Wilson Prewett clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 42-63 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Jim Damron pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Paul Davis and he's fouled by Sammy Smolen - foul #1 on Sammy Smolen, team foul #9 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins (PG), George Ewing (SG), Ryan Webster (SF), Ted Schultz (PF) Clifford Lewis, Brice Steele, Paul Davis, Jim Damron | |
| 03:17 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt misses the free throw | 42-65 |
| 03:17 | Clemson | Sammy Smolen grabs the defensive rebound | 42-65 |
| 02:57 | Clemson | Wilson Prewett misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Timothy Hawkins - foul #2 on Timothy Hawkins, team foul #8 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Reel (PF) Joseph Pratt | |
| 02:57 | Clemson | Wilson Prewett misses the 1st free throw | 42-65 |
| 02:57 | Clemson | Wilson Prewett makes the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins is whistled for a carry | 43-65 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brice Steele (SF), Joseph Pratt (C) Ryan Webster, Ted Schultz | |
| 02:27 | Clemson | Wilson Prewett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-65 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins is hacked by Cecil Wallace - foul #1 on Cecil Wallace, team foul #10 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Clemson | Frank Colclough (SF) Cecil Wallace | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ryan Webster (SF) George Ewing | |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi State | Timothy Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 01:48 | Clemson | Justin Kimura's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-67 |
| Subs | Clemson | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau (PG) Timothy Hawkins | |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Ryan Webster's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-67 |
| 01:09 | Clemson | Justin Kimura hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Wilson Prewett | 45-67 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Joseph Pratt scores on a turnaround in the lane | 45-69 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Clemson | Justin Kimura misses short on a floater from the right block | 45-69 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Steven Reel grabs the defensive rebound | 45-69 |
| Game Plan | Clemson | Clemson is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Brice Steele is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ryan Webster | 45-72 |
| 00:05 | Clemson | Frank Colclough drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin Kimura | 48-72 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Richard Brousseau runs out the clock | 48-72 |